ELMZ ST
‘Nightmare On Elmz ST’
(Roadside Gees)
Brixton is home to the fiercest and rawest music within the UK Scene. ‘Nightmare On Elmz St’ most definitely slots into that category and Elmz ST is aided in his onslaught with fellow Roadside Gees members Frass, R.A, Dan Diggerz and DR’z amongst others. As I was nodding of the sleep listening to ‘Nightmare On Elmz St’, I drifted off into a world of Concrete hell, tales of Drug Distribution and Freddie Kruga type characters on every street corner.
Elmz St manages to serve up a cold dish of street lyricism over rapid-fire production courtesy of Frass, Code Red and Ripper. Frass adds raw patios to a number of tracks to add a substantial bashment influence to the product. This is the first Grime Mixtape I’ve heard which successfully marries Bashment with the youthful Grime sound. Tracks such as ‘Roadside Gangsta’, ‘Nightmare’s Back’ and ‘Gangsta From Wi Born’ will make men with the thickest skin sleep with one eye open. The only word with sums this product up is ARD!!!!
Review By Christian Nembhard
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