Ricky Felix - High End Theory
Using the members of Van Buren Records and other friends such as Kadeem and $ean Wire to decorate the sky of his Starry Night, Ricky Felix does an amazing job painting the introspective from the varied perspectives and topics tackled, as well as the lyrical versatility of his team, Ricky Felix pulls his strings and everything falls into place beautifully. You hear Van Buren heavyweights such as Luke Bar$, Saint Lyor, Meech, and Lord Felix all over this head-bopping tape, and deep boom bap-esque, deep, rich, Brockton production that has led the Van Buren boys to cult-like heights in their city, an amazing project.
Stephen Jailon - Rali
Rali displays yet again what Jailon is capable of in his element, with a Roddy Rich/Young Thug-esque flow and a gritty and grounded production surrounding him, Stephen delves into a deeper aspect of his sound. Themes of fame and glory, muddled with real-life issues such as drug-running, playing with time, gangbanging, and death at the hands of enemies and the government all swim through Rali’s essence and Jailon uses them to power the creative and conceptual aspects behind the tape.
3am Sound - Still Alive
From the first track to the last, 3amsound comes with the intensity, suave, and confidence displayed in artists such as Bryson Tiller and 6lack, before switching flows and vibes reminiscent of A Boogie and Eli Sostre. His topics are scattered over the tape, however, it seems they are loosely concentrated on love and the ups and downs that follow. The sultry and almost vintage production on the tape gives 3am the atmosphere he needs to build the world that he wants, and that’s exactly what he does on Still Alive.
Autmn Rains - Run2U
Starting off with what is known as an “introlude” by Rains’ standard, Run2U begins with a beautiful diamond-bright entrance by the artist. Rains’ silky smooth tone of voice, and pretty much perfect pitch slowly lure the listener into the rest of what evolves into sea of contemporary vibes, wave after wave of endless vocal talent, while washing over the listener’s ears with a message perfect for that particular vibe, such as “Yeah Yeah” dusky, overcast production, that accentuates her topic of the need for closeness and security in the face of uncertainty, or her Expectations (Freestyle), where the playful sub-bass and hi-hats dance around the grounded 808 pattern, using minimal engineering to put Rains’
WesWill - In Case You Were Wondering
A wild and dejected ride through WesWill’s life as a black man in America starts off with the anthemic “Clockers” where WesWill tells America that it messed up, and for that reason, they will pay, to reminiscing on his childhood and the responsibilities thrust onto him at a young age, seeing dead bodies in the street, hearing sirens every night, the fear of the what the next day will bring, “In Case You Were Wondering” grounds WesWill’s listeners in the harsh realities he’s had to face every day, and is still facing today, peeling back yet another layer of the artist’s complex and full life.
Shout out to all the artists featured here for all amazing projects, this is just the tip of the ice berg if you want to see more be sure to go on Soundcloud and find some underground artists to send our way!
If you want to stay up to date with news and content coming from Nefarious Supply you can find us on Instagram, and Twitter. We also recently opened the Nefarious Supply Store and we are doing a free giveaway so if you want to support you can show some love here and spend time with us while we count down to out next Season of Merch coming October 31, 2020!