The evolution of hip hop may have left some of its most vital elements behind or are now presented in a different form. Generation to generation, the sound and message changes, tailored to the current consumer. "We don't have time to listen and breakdown down lyrics, we want to dance," they current generation would say. However, there's still a select few who refuse to conform to the norm and stick to the basics. Keeping the art of lyricism and what we would call "pure rap" alive.
We head up to the West as Martell unleashes another fire cypher from L.A.M.B. What is that? You're probably asking. Let's get you acquainted. Earlier in the year, legandary Nigerian emcee M.I Abaga teamed up with other prominent emcees, namely; Blaqbonez, A-Q, Loose Kaynon. You can work out where the L.A.M.B stems from. Displaying a more chilled imagery and setting but hard bars on the first one. The second one is no different, only, the emcees are draped in suits, just so you know they mean business. If you're down for that ragged and raw rap, press play on the latest Martell Cypher below;
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