Cinoevil‘s “Another Count,” featuring Benny The Butcher and Illschmitt, is a tough, relentless bit of hip-hop from the streets of New Jersey. Off his latest album, Been On The Map, this track, produced by Space Jesus, is a rugged sonic foray into the realities of street hustle and resilience. Chopped piano chords and a rumbling bass line, courtesy of Space Jesus, set the stage for an unapologetic narrative of survival and ambition.
Benny The Butcher opens with visceral lines, revealing his past and ongoing path from scrambling to fame. “My street professional years was federal tier / I cut a brick, got a tape of me wearing medical gear,” he brags, his voice brimming with cockiness as well as the weight of experience. Cinoevil, maintaining his confidently chill demeanor, spitting raw verse about life’s constant battles and hard-won victories, “I lost it all and got it right back a thousand times.” Illschmitt, with his slightly nasally, youthful energy, completes the trio, offering a glimpse into his journey from desolation (“You saw me at lowest now the flow be raining down/ Was off the Xanies on the couch to pleading guilty to a count“) to steering his own course.
The track’s energy is unflinching, an asphalt heavy stand against the pressures of life. The three emcees, through their verses, symbolize the grind and the glory, the pain and the triumph. Any glorification here is checked by the stark, unvarnished truth of their experiences, laid bare over a beat that’s as real as the street themes it echoes.
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