Hipster rappers are a dime a dozen these days, and white rappers dont carry the same shock value they did when the Beasties had to fight for their right to party; so it would be easy to dismiss the duo of Folk & Stress as another attempt to capture the white demographic "hiphop head". No marketing BS here, this is pure hiphop.
Mixed by Peter Rosenberg, the mixtape is all substance and no filler. Most of the beats have familiar samples, just chopped up a little differently, letting the original soul shine through. Both MCs stick to familiar braggadocious topics New York hip hop is famous for(rocking the mic, keeping it real, etc.), but there is nothing cliche or formulaic about these rhymes. Finding new and clever ways to describe "life on the daily" is the measure of a great MC.
Anybody can rap about flashy cars and shiny jewels, but it takes a clever mind to relate stories of the life of a kid in the city and make it sound compelling (plus keep your head nodding). Rather than follow curent mixtape formula, and spit over all the hottest producers out now, Folk & Stress take it Outside the Box, and create a unique experience with quality beats and intricate rhymes. Oh yeah, its free too (hit the link below). Look out for their album Folk & Stress - The Box, coming soon.
Folk & Stress - Outside the Box
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