Sometimes, rap is all about talking shit; sometimes, the shit that goes unsaid is just as compelling. ‘PRICELE$$ PAINT’ has Lakeview-raised MC Bub Rock speaking volumes even in moments of silence. Take the skit that introduces the album’s lead cut, “The Blur.” There’s the tiniest pause between when the girl on it stutters, “It would all be one if you weren’t here and if nobody else—” and “Yes, everything is one. You have nothing to do with it. I am one with what I am.” That brief moment of turned-on introspection effectively sets the tone for the entire body of work; it’s about getting from regret to resolution. Out now on Long Island Rap Records.
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