832: The RAP-ture
832
The RAP-ture
(Beats Demand Lyrics)
The Oklahoma City-based brother duo of 832 mix rap, hip hop, and spoken word. The duo won the 6th Annual Street Music Award for âBest Duo or Groupâ in 2013.
âThe Prayerâ opens with rain effects and a snippet from âYou Keep Me Hanging Onâ as it rolls into a soft, stark, short rap, then we get the low metallic roil of âUnder the Groundâ and clear vocals handling some very stark lyric concepts.
âBurn feat Jujuâ features a horror soundtrack keys opening into a snapping beat with a good mĂ©lange of vocals. It is evident even early on in this collection of 16 tunes that 832 can sing as well as arrange solid music backing to their raps. âWar feat Jujuâ sees more low, scary sounds with the piano under the beats filling out the first great song here.
Violin sounds, the warbling of Aisha Eustache, harmony vocals and sweet floating electric piano make
âBabylon Kidsâ a pretty perfect, lightly sung rap ballad. âPsycho Womanâ is a heavy stomp-of-a-rap about aâŠwellâŠthe lady of the tile. I love the rap here; itâs wacky and over-the-top about a man suffering at the hand/mind of a crazy lady. âThe Crown feat Wilson the IVâ grabs use of lots of 70âs sounds sweeping synths and high female backing synth voices. But the end, âSkyline feat Tone Pâ is a much better song, another great one here with toms and percussion, solid melody lines and a groove.