2009's Draped Up: The Underground Album was a remarkable collaboration between Georgia artists J-Green and Slikk that, due to sounding like a Mystic Stylez homage before Mystic Stylez homages were cool, failed to garner mainstream rap's attention. The sound they defined, or rather redefined, on this tape would set the stage for Memphis rap's resurgence through artists like Lil Ugly Mane, Raider Klan (of whom J-Green is now a member) and even A$AP Rocky. The album consists of 17 tracks featuring a number of their affiliates, including Trigg Mafia, T-Rock and Pimp Deezy. Slikk, however, whose the MC featured on this track, distinguishes himself with his impeccable flows and commanding southern drawl. The instrumental pivots around a menacing horn sample and a DJ Screw-like hook that actually references the late Houston pioneer.
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Saturday, January 30, 2016
J-Green & Slikk - Southside [2009]
2009's Draped Up: The Underground Album was a remarkable collaboration between Georgia artists J-Green and Slikk that, due to sounding like a Mystic Stylez homage before Mystic Stylez homages were cool, failed to garner mainstream rap's attention. The sound they defined, or rather redefined, on this tape would set the stage for Memphis rap's resurgence through artists like Lil Ugly Mane, Raider Klan (of whom J-Green is now a member) and even A$AP Rocky. The album consists of 17 tracks featuring a number of their affiliates, including Trigg Mafia, T-Rock and Pimp Deezy. Slikk, however, whose the MC featured on this track, distinguishes himself with his impeccable flows and commanding southern drawl. The instrumental pivots around a menacing horn sample and a DJ Screw-like hook that actually references the late Houston pioneer.
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