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Mr. Muthafuckin’ Exquire featuring Meyhem Lauren “Bebop & Rocksteady”

It’s a good thing Mr. Muthafuckin’ Exquire is a bold, forceful and charismatic rapper because I think a lot of rappers – especially a lot of current emcees who mumble and mutter their way through simplistic chant raps – would get bulldozed by this track. The piano chords seem like a pretty basic loop at first, but as the track proceeds the lead notes spiral out into the verses a long longer that you’d expect, and at intervals that sound instinctive and improvised. The melody is very pleasing on its own terms, but I love the way it punctuates Exquire and Meyhem Lauren’s voices. It’s a very dynamic track, and at some moments it feels like the rappers are nimbly dodging or skipping over the piano lines.

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