May 7, 2012
Bread & Butter Records
When two bonkers mid-twenty-somethings from London put their creative minds together to make a project, some madness is bound to take place. When those said two are highly respected homegrown hip-hop mainstays, it's evidently going to be better than all the nonsense that's out there now. Those two are rapper Rewd Adams and DJ/producer The Last Skeptik, and this right here is the first offering from their stupendously anticipated forthcoming album 'How Not To Make A Living'. There is no other way to describe lead single 'Everything's OK' apart from 'massive'. It is a 120bpm behemoth-like banger of a track with the undeniable bounce of Outkast and a hook so infectious you may have to apply some anti-bac gel to your mind after listening to it. The song brings an industrial vat full of vibes in an ode to what could be a woman, but could also be a metaphor for Rewd's love of writing. Listen closely and decide for yourselves, you clever people. The single is backed with two album songs that remind you of the raw hip hop roots which nurtured Skeptik and Rewd's earlier works. 'Bring It Back' features a stanky large drum break and keys from Skep, steel-clad bars spat from Rewd, and cuts from DMC world champion DJ Mr Thing. Add some kind of life threatening bass line and you have an assault of a B Side. The third song 'Nukey' is an ode to the real shit. Heavy drum break and synths from Skep, and Rewd channelling his inner Big Daddy Kane via the hardcore ferocity of Blade. It's the opener of the album, and a perfect introduction of the two lads and their bi-polar tendencies. For those unfamiliar with Rewd Adams & The Last Skeptik: Rewd Adams has been lauded by critics across the board - named as a 'One To Watch' by The Guardian, MTV and BBC1xtra, Rewd also has earned 'Album of The Week' in The Independent for his last release 'Rewd Awakening', aswell as sharing stages with the likes of Foreign Beggars, Immortal Technique and Styles P. As a producer to date, The Last Skeptik has worked behind the boards for some of the country's elite, from Sway, The King Blues, and Jehst, and has DJ'd with the likes of Damon Albarn, Bashy, Flea [The Red Hot Chilli Peppers] and the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as holding down a weekly show on NTS Radio and residencies at Livin Proof and Knew Knowledge.