Drunk Driving On A Wednesday

Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire featuring Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown and El-P “Huzzah! (Remix)”

My favorite rap tracks are usually posse cuts: a steady, repetitive beat and a series of verses, preferably with no chorus. The instrumental for “Huzzah” isn’t totally static – there’s a few flourishes to accentuate particular lines – but it’s not really the draw here. The dynamics are all in the vocal performances, and the contrast of very different rhyme styles. Despot and Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire bookend the piece with aggressive, rough rhymes, while the Das Racist guys are, respectively, lackadaisical and charmingly sloppy. The most remarkable performances here are by Danny Brown, who sounds more like a maniacal animated character than a human being, and El-P, who delivers a stunningly crafted verse containing a subtle escalating counting theme and a narrative about rioters in London. He might be the least magnetic rapper on the track, but seriously, those lyrics. Wow.

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