Take a bunch of (very talented) mc’s and producers, combine
them with great ideas and a creative work flow that equals that of pretty much
every great artist in their prime and you get Ear Sweat.
Ear Sweat Drops is something of a rarity; it’s a compilation,
of varied mc’s with varied styles that actually works on a whole. Unable to
skip a track I was mesmerised by each beat, verse, flow and then some. The beats
bang, the rhymes are original and each individual contribution to this project
is a rigid testimonial to the fact that everything about hip hop can be and is
still great.
The mc’s all follow suit, each one is a hard act to follow,
yet they all seem to succeed in holding suit and everyone maintains that
quality of sound. Clever rhymes, the head nods for the duration of each and every
track.
From Optimals quick-fire multi syllabic rhymes to Lakais
smart social every-day-able-to-relate-to observations to
G-Owens fantastical daydream sing-rap head nod beautifulness. From the
power of Charades brag-spit-im-the-illest type flows to Kye’s mind spinning imaginative concepts , on
which the build-up to The Ogre is ingenious.
The music here operates on so many levels and that’s what it
is, music, not just uninspired loops and drum machines. Not just another hip
hop crew but rather a collective of great minds who know how to please the
ears.
