Eprhyme’s Dopestylevsky + Free Download
Eprhyme’s last record, “Waywordwonderwill’, was released on Shemspeed with K Records releasing and promoting two 7″ singles. The next Eprhyme record dubbed, “Dopestylevsky”, will be K records first full length hip hop album in 10 years and Shemspeed is excited to handle the PR behind it. The album sounds as if John Coltrane made a rap record. Though the LP is not slated for release till April 26th, we wanted to give you a bit of a heads up and a free downoad of the first single, “Poppasong”.
Eprhyme (pronounced E-prime) is a renaissance MC, representing a profound resurgence of depth and dope within an all-too-often formulaic, uninspired and commercialized art form. dopestylevsky, Eprhyme’s sophomore solo release, is more than just a collection of songs; It is a complete sound, style and statement all its own. The album combines Eprhyme’s signature blend of universal poetics and personalized rap polemic with an epic electronic orchestra provided by Smoke of Oldominion and a host of live musicians. This is bold new music that is both thought provoking and body rocking.
Eprhyme’s rhymes are smart and subtle, as he weaves together story-telling, social commentary, literary references and intricate wordplay to portray multi-dimensional perspectives on everything from spirituality to art history to the environment.
Production from Smoke of Oldominion is overflowing with tastefully textured beats, seductive synth lines and chopped-up live instrumentation from klezmer virtuosos The Erev Rav, middle eastern dance hall masters Electro Morocco and many others.
Guest lyricists include the Ghetto Dali Llama himself Labtekwon, African American Orthodox Jewish rap sensation Y-Love and more.
The result is an uncanny mix of live/acoustic instrumentation, heavily processed digital madness, and earthbound-cosmic lyricism that once again sharpens the cutting edge. The lines have been blurred, genres forgotten, stereotypes seen through. The music speaks for itself. All you gotta do is listen.
Eprhyme makes his home in Brooklyn, NY, but creates most of his music in his old hometown Olympia, Wa. – home of Indie icon K Records.
