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KON Sci (of MindsOne) - Dire Straits
Artist: KON Sci (of MindsOne)
Producer: KON Sci, cuts by by DJ Noumenon
Album: And Beyond
Label: Soulspazm Records
Ever bust out your NES to revisit some retro-gaming memories and pop in a copy of Super Mario or Castlevania, only to find that dust in the cartridge has transformed those familiar stages into glitchy (but dope-looking) labyrinths of jacked-up sprites and alphanumeric characters? That’s a pretty apt analogy for what KON Sci‘s done with ‘90’s hip-hop on his first solo feature, making its world premiere in the Booth. “Bringing the gutter back” is the Carolina rapper/producer and MindsOne member’s stated mission on Dire Straits, and bring it back he does—but with a few surreal twists. The gritty, boom-bap percussion that forms the backbone of his instrumental is accompanied by garbled electronic whirs and tightly-compressed guitar crunch, and the artist’s nostalgic lyricism comes filtered through a thick layer of post-Aesop Rock free-association. DJ Noumenon provides the perfect question-mark to cap off KON’s enigmatic retro pastiche, scratching on KRS-One‘s iconic line, “Rappers are in danger,” as the record rolls to a close. Intrigued? Then keep it locked for more fresh song releases leading up to the fall arrival of KON’s And Beyond LP via Soulspazm.
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Rarely do you get the chance to hear someone who has mastered their craft. Kon Sci is a beast. Can't wait for And Beyond.
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| Posted on Sep 26, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 8038 |
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I'm feelin this... Real-Hip-Hop joint for the masses.
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| Posted on Sep 26, 2012 |
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Dope Video. Beat bangs and rhymes are on point
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| Posted on Sep 27, 2012 |
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*****5 stars for KonSci's new video - lookin' forward to the album....
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| Posted on Sep 27, 2012 |
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Dope. Sick.
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True hip hop right here always been a fan of the MindsOne cru so Kon Sci is dope
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