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Published on January 5th, 2016 | by Dr. Jerry Doby

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Review: Black Madeen ‘Guerrilla Soldiers’ Ft. Planet Asia Prod. by The Arcitype

I wasn’t hip to Blak Madeen (@blak_madeen) or its crew members Al-J and Yusuf Abdul-Mateen until just recently…happy to have been introduced to their music. While the team has a dope body of work, which I was able to peruse before writing this, the new joint “Guerilla Soldiers” from their upcoming LP, Supreme Aftermath is a massive piece.

Hailing from Boston, the duo is joined lyrically by West Coast dynamo Planet Asia and the one and only Arcitype delivers the sonic meal, serving up a four-course Hip-Hop banquet. Boston’s reputation for strong lyricists is well represented in this the leak from the LP and delivers what dedicated Hip-Hop heads are demanding.

Overall rating: 4/5 this is simply put…Hip-Hop, saluting every aspect of the celebrated culture.

Background:

Blak Madeen (feat. Planet Asia) – “Guerrilla Soldiers” (prod. by The Arcitype)

Boston duo Blak Madeen proudly put their fists in the air with “Guerilla Soldiers,” a gritty new single off their upcoming album, Supreme Aftermath, that features West Coast bully-rap icon Planet Asia.

PlanetAsia

Planet Asia

As soon as The Arcitype’s bruising beat hits your speakers, it’s clear that the track couldn’t have had a better guest than the Cali Agent, Nautical Pirate. His tough-guy raps like “Dump you on your face like a cigarette” provide a snarling dose of bravado that serves as a balancing act. Whereas PA sucker-punches the competition, Blak Madeen’s Al-J and Yusuf Abdul-Mateen stick to dizzying rhymes and slick wordplay (“off the wall like asbestos”).

TheArcitype

The Arcitype

Supreme Aftermath drops January 15th via Rhyme Dawah, and is now available for pre-order via iTunes. In the interim, you can stream both “Guerrilla Soldiers,” along with the project’s inaugural leak, “Long Way to Go,” featuring Gift of Gab of Blackalicious fame.

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