#THE CAVE KENNY BEATS MOVIE#

‘Stone Cold’ is another collab that demonstrates the producer’s non-conformity when it comes to genre. Swapping bass sample packs for an actual guitar, he’s tapping into his Berklee-educated past while making something that sounds fresh – and all with two of the hottest talents in the game.īeats-iest moment: Smooth R&B production, a slapping bass and two of the scene’s biggest new names? It’s got Kenny Beats written all over it. Considering most of the projects Beats had released beforehand were rap-focused, this was a real flex of his musical palate. When the Indiana songwriter and Florida rapper came together for the Beats-produced ‘Hit Me Up’ last year, the result was a vibey funk-driven hit. Omar Apollo & Dominic Fike, ‘Hit Me Up’ (2019) There’s a plethora of influences and styles to pick up here, from Curry’s DMX-style snarls to the vocal distortions and vintage samples that echo producers such as Madlib or MF Doom.īeats-iest moment: The chaotic ‘So.Incredible.pkg’ sums up Kenny’s homage to those aforementioned rap greats with its cartoonish mania – all created, of course, with clinical precision. Beats creates a backdrop of mid-’90s and boom-bap rhythms for the Miami rapper to unleash his boundary blurring lyrical flow.

Kenny Beats and Denzel Curry had previously collaborated on a few unreleased tracks pre-’UNLOCKED’ but it was his freestyle performance on T he Cave that kick-started this particular project. ‘Death Row’ is a real standout, paying homage to the West Coast lyrically with lines such as, “I just might go throw a Rollie on my next ho / Hundred kilos in my trunk, I might get Death Row,” and a familiar key riff to Eazy-E’s ‘Boyz-n-the-Hood’.īeats-iest moment: Beats seems to love paying homage to a rap movement by delicately lifting motifs, and there’s no better partner than Gibbs when it comes to old-school gangster shit. With Beats alongside him, the album ‘Freddie’ is characterised by heavy basslines and vulgar verses. Gibbs is unmatched in his lyrical flow, freestyle skills (just watch his Cave session) and vivid depiction of street thuggery.

#THE CAVE KENNY BEATS MOVIE#

As Greedo masterfully draws a witty comparison between his life and the movie ‘Blow’, Beats goes easy on the steadily paced funky drum beats.īeats-iest moment: Kenny Beats frequently refers to himself as a ‘janitor’ when working with artists – polishing their work – and this is demonstrated in the way that Greedo’s lyricism shines through the crisp production. This feels like a passion project for Beats, who ensured its completion and release, making standout tracks such as ‘Disco Shit’ even more triumphant. 03 Greedo, ‘Netflix & Deal’ (2019)Ĭreated in Greedo’s final days before serving a 20-year prison sentence, ‘Netflix and Deal’ is a brilliantly vivid glimpse into what the rapper’s success could be like.

From the outset, Beats and Staples pair radio skits from DJ Big Boy with lines such as, “Summertime in the LB wild / We gonna party ’til the sun or the guns come out,” a juxtaposition that perfectly summarizes the notoriously playful yet politically minded rapper.īeats-iest moment: This album is layered in signature Beats troupes, from comedy radio skits to clacking hi-hats and booming basslines. Counteracting the bubbling, electronic funk of its predecessor, ‘FM’ showed a more raw side to the Californian rapper.

It was always going to be tough for Vince Staples to follow-up the incredible 2017 album ‘Big Fish Theory’.

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