The Away Team - Scars & Stripes

Producer: Khrysis

Album: Scars & Stripes

Label: Jamla/IWWMG/Duck Down Music

While we’ve heard plenty of rapper Sean Boog lately (Phantom of the Jamla), and no shortage of producer Khrysis lately (King’s Khrysis), the two haven’t made an appearance on our pages together as The Away Team since 2008’s Sum of Me. Thankfully it doesn’t take more than 15 seconds of their new title track Scars & Stripes for us to hear the duo haven’t lost a step. Behind the boards Khrysis delivers the kind of smoothed out boom bap beat we’ve come to expect from the man, although this one in particular had me in a particularly ‘90s frame of mind. Coming through on the mic is Boog, who once again puts his unique blend of no-holds-barred rhymes and witty, off-kilter reference on display. (I’m just saying, I don’t think there are many emcees shouting out Sam Kinison). In other words, this is some seriously dope hip-hop that doesn’t take itself too seriously. For more classic-hip-hop-meets-2011 music be sure to check out The Away Team’s fifth studio album Scars & Stripes when it drops on October 11 via Jamla/IWWMG/Duck Down Music. Salute.

This song first appeared on the Independent Chart on August 29, 2011

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DJ Z DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 11866	Rating: DJ Z's Top Rated Songs Nathan hit his feature write-up on the head - this is some 90's golden era, east coast hip hop ish. Follow @DJBooth
	Posted on Aug 24, 2011

sdcrout Tastemaker Total Ratings: 612	Rating: sdcrout's Top Rated Songs The MC's are killing it but the beat doesn't make me excited.
	Posted on Aug 24, 2011

Sankara DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 290	Rating: Sankara's Top Rated Songs Sounds like a banger to me!!!
	Posted on Aug 24, 2011

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	Posted on Aug 24, 2011

Lucas G. DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 715	Rating: Lucas G.'s Top Rated Songs Awesome track. Love the vibe. The beat is simple, yet effective. Without a good emcee, this song would have flopped, because it depends so heavily on strong vocal support. Thankfully, Boog's flow fits perfectly. Looking forward to more.
	Posted on Aug 25, 2011

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	Posted on Aug 26, 2011

casey moore DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 17	Rating: casey moore's Top Rated Songs Dont like it..
	Posted on Sep 01, 2011

AP_ALL_DAY_28 Tastemaker Total Ratings: 288	Rating: AP_ALL_DAY_28's Top Rated Songs Z, and that's exactly why I love this ish.
	Posted on Sep 28, 2011