More chips on his shoulder than the ol’ block Softness better known to clean a whole clock Sum of all equals, hi pleased to meet youĬome and get beat to each punch you throw got That’s how I envision Despot when he raps on the E*Vax produced “Look Alive” – walking through the swirling terrigen mists straight into our present day reality: It would be much better to consider the Def Jukies visitors from an alternate universe Earth X, where all rhymers and artists are blessed with superpowers from birth. I honestly don’t see any chance of that happening. Calling it “futuristic” would be far too simple, and implies that this is somehow what the rest of hip-hop will evolve into in the future. They don’t do the same kind of rap music everybody else does. For those who weren’t up on Definitive Jux in the last ten years and weren’t exposed to any of their compilations during the hiatus of the last five, this is a crew of musicians who are likeminded when it comes to being unconventional. Given the limited amount of original Camu Tao music that can be released after his death, beggars can’t be choosers, and when I say “intentionally or otherwise” that’s worth closer inspection. Tao’s track here is self-produced and intentionally or otherwise it’s a bit rough around the edges musically, and he sings to boot: Appropriately the second track of “Definitive Jux Presents IV” embraces his memory by including the song “When You’re Going Down,” which is also a bit of a teaser for a posthumous album due out later this year being put together by El-P. A lot of things have change in the half decade since, and not necessarily for the better, including the death of Jukie legend Camu Tao on May 25th of last year. It’s a little perplexing to consider that it’s been over five years since the last Definitive Jux installment hit store shelves.
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