New York emcee
Bumpy Knuckles continues an exhilarating year of hip hop for listeners who hunger more substance in their raps! With "
Pop Duke, Volume One" a backdrop of classic hip hop production straight from the boards of mainstay producer
NOTTZ lays the path for
Bumpy Knuckles to address with lyrical finesse. Limited to ten records, the project escapes the curse of filler and embraces a team of legendary features to enhance Bumpy Knuckles already raw, authentic flow on an album that plays perfectly front to back. Detroit's very own
VStylez &
BIG GOV represent doing justice to "
In Love With The Game" over the screeching sounds of one of NOTTZ hardest cuts on the project. Beyond that
Chuck D,
Kool G Rap,
Biz Markie,
Raheem DaVaughn,
Kuye Mason &
Lil Fame provide an impressive team of features flexing in their own respective ways. Before
Pop Duke closes "
Ol Morning" is a standout track as
Bumpy displays his storytelling abilities over
Nottz keys primed for a story to tell in one of my favorite records of the year. All in all, the short but consistent effort contributes yet another stellar album for 2018 hip hop well leaving you anxious for a Volume Two. -
COMMi$$ION
