JOHNNY MADWRECK-“The Last Detail”
Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by ekkoI’m convinced that Johnny Madwreck is Wu Tang Clan’s more indie, more underground, and more white missing member. This North Carolina MC/Producer makes beats as grimey as anything GZA ever produced, and nearly as consistently creative. As a lyricist, he focuses less on violence and street wars and more on one-upsmanship, but the rhymes are always surprisingly creative. He’s incredibly versatile, too, starting with a here-we-come intro chant (“Make it Rugged”); swinging on upbeat club hooks (“Who’s Comin’ With Me”); doing the inspirational thing (“All of This Can End Today”); slowing down on the sad/love track (“Bloodshot”); and even doing the scary thing on “Zombies,” a vicious monster rap, complete with baseball bats to the skulls of the brain eaters.
It’s hip hop soul that you’ve probably never heard—or heard of—before today. Check out a track or two. You can thank me later.
Blow Up The Spot (Feat. The Others and J Swan)
BONUS:
Following the hip hop mode, here’s a shocker:
Gangsta’s Paradise-Coolio with Simply Red(!)
Comment By: Zilla Rocca
August 25th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I stumbled across this album online and gave it a listen. From a production standpoint—WOW! Dude got some shit. I got a little tired of some of the nerdier concepts after a few listens (zombies and such), but this is just dope hip hop period. Good looks, Ekko.