Uncut Gems – Dillon & Diamond D

1. Uncut Gems

2. Pick up the Pace

3. Comin’ Out Swingin’ f. eLZhi

4. Turn the Heat Up

5. Pardon Our Dust f. Planet Asia & Ras Kass

6. Just Breathe f. Stacy Epps & Slimkid3

7. Devil in a Blue Dress

8. Overtime

9. Permanent Scars

This pool table hip hop. Coordinated baggy clothes hip hop. This was where Kengols belonged before deadbeat daddys found them. Every beat on here knocks to the point of where I know these were made on an MPC Renaissance. All the cuts fucking knock. The features all snapped, Dillon was out here sparring, and Diamond tied it all together with the production. This project honestly would have been an instant classic back in the golden era. Right now it def holds up but has moments of sounding dated but not in a bad way just in a time bubble type way. The content is simple, the bar work is nothing that will ruin your life but it will make you wanna rap or just bop or even pay attention to the story. This one is short so the replay value is here, the hooks are catchy for the most part and you can tell everything about this loves hip hop and the culture. Throw this on in front of an old head and I promise he will act like this dropped in 97. In rotation.

Project: 7.9/10 || Art: 7/10 – John D.