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Ab'stract - High for This
Artist: Ab'stract
Producer: Flashbeats
Album: Sucks to Be Me
Label: Unsigned
Booth newcomer Ab’stract isn’t just on another level, he’s in the stratosphere—in fact, he’s soaring so far above ordinary consciousness that you might need a couple hits off the peace pipe in order to get on his wavelength. Me, I haven’t partaken in years, so I’ll only be able to offer a rough approximation of the record’s manifest dopeness. The Bronx representative first Booth feature, newly-released album standout High for This finds Flashbeats layering cinematic synth-strings over a resolute, reverb-drenched percussion rhythm as the up-and-coming spitter offers his perspective on the grind. Though his flow is razor-sharp, his bars are as blunted as they come, roving from food-related punchlines to surreal thought experiments: “I’ve been thirty thousand feet up, this is where I re-up / Got y’all waitin’ in line ‘cause I flow like free lunch / Food for thought, I’m movin’ on, put you where you belong. / If the music and I go hand-in-hand, what would happen if I lose an arm?” (I know that was supposed to be a rhetorical question, but wouldn’t he just walk on the other side of music?) Fans can find High for This and much more on Ab’stract’s Sucks to Be Me LP, scheduled for release in mid-August. In the meantime, click here to watch the artist perform the record live at NYC’s Webster Hall.
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Welcome, Ab'stract. His flow is a little unrefined, but this song is very well composed. The production is moving, the arrangement caters to his raw flow, and the approach has a SchoolBoy Q feel (which works).
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| Posted on Jul 03, 2012 |
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Nice intro to Ab'stract, looking forward to hearing what else he has in store.
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| Posted on Jul 04, 2012 |
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L.O.S.E.R. - Lyrical Operative Supplying Excellent Rhetoric :) |
| Posted on Jul 04, 2012 |
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eh
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| Posted on Jul 04, 2012 |
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This is a good-vibe record. I like the smooth feel of the flow and the beat.
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| Posted on Jul 05, 2012 |
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