Roc Marciano – Marcielago [LP] + Tom Chambers [Video]

Roc Marciano puts forward a solid study in lyrically driven mafioso-rap with his latest release, the Marcielago LP. Flowing like a collection of cinematic vignettes dedicated to New York‘s crime side, the project places its focus squarely on Roc‘s ability to spin vivid tales filled with guns, drugs, women, and stacks of money. The beats back Marci are ghostly and sparse – with the majority of tracks sporting subdued rhythms and sweeping, crime-funk synths & strings. Standout cuts include the haunting “Boosie Fade“ (featuring Westside Gunn); a psychedelic and near drugsy chant-down called “Tom Chambers” (which features a rhyme assist from Knowledge The Pirate and an animated video workup from Justin “Unjust” Herman); a beautifully bluesy gem called “Joe Jackson” – that has a very simple and very dope bassline;  and the soulfully bumpin’ “God Loves You“. You can listen to (and buy) the album via the links listed below as well as catch up on the latest music and news from Roc Marci by making sure that you’re connected to him via the social links listed below.

“Another impressive entry in his canon, ‘Marcielago‘ serves as his seventh album of hood intellect in a single decade. On his way out of the 2010s, he sounds far less world-weary than someone else in his position might be, delivering sharp darts and relentless rhymes over production by The Alchemist, Animoss, and himself” – via iTunes reviews

vibes – raw, street shxt, stark, hustle hard, ambitious, crime pays, sample heavy, straight from the crates, ny straight talk, throwback feel, beautiful loops, criminology, gun talk, hostile gospel

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