When it comes to undergound rap music, there are many industry and non-industry producers and artists to add to the list. Lately the underground sound has faded almost to black. Or at least I should say darker for some artists. Some would say with time brings change and like I say timing is the most important thing in any collaboration.
I’m not sure if producer, Marco Polo and rapper, Torae also follow my creed but their collaborative album titled Double Barrel gives you double the production and double the lyrical skills. Sort of makes you feel like you have a double barrel sawed bucky tilted to your nose.
Coney Island Brooklyn’s own, Torae matches his lyrical gifts with Toronto’s gritty yet soulful producer, Marco Polo on this summer banger album. Together these two have combined what Brooklyn and the rest of the world needs but without the dilution. No no, this is not a shake your ass at the club to every song and it definitely is not a one hit wonder or throw it in your backseat cd. This is a good look, period!
According to famous producer Premier, ”a producer’s job is to evevate the artist, not outshine them”and Polo does this with ease on Double Barrel.
“He’s bringing the hardest production that he can bring, I’m bringing the hardest rhymes I can bring; together its like a double barrel blast,”says Torae.