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author: Brad at CD Baby
"It's a mixture of feel, touch, and what's really real." On "Elevate & Escalate," the third track on this half hour barrage of rock-solid lyricism, this underground MC gets going and gains momentum like he's never going to quit, spitting bar after bar and relentlessly pushing the track forward. Intricate and dense, these 9 songs embody what goes on the mind of a real MC, an artist whose motivation envelopes him to the point where the lyrical content ends up echoing that same creative drive. The beats here match his voice perfectly, spilling out thick and dark, but containing enough bounce factor to keep heads nodding along. While a lot of modern hip hop relies on hook heavy song construction that just ends up increasing the fluff, SD takes the high road and kicks lengthy verses that run circles around themselves, constantly coercing the listener to keep a finger poised near the rewind button. The word "underground" gets tossed around a lot lately, but this is a rapper that can wear that brand proudly. You could call it abstract, you could call it alt, but you should probably just call it intelligent and worth checking out.

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