An old-school hip-hop energy with funky infectiousness shines on “Go Do Dat,” the second track from the fantastic collaboration of London-based artist Neil To No-One and Los Angeles-based rapper EVeryman. They achieve a modern boom bap captivation with this standout production, continuing to bridge throwback and modern hip-hop with replay-inducing impact.
Sporadic vocal samples and piano pulses craft a fragmented, soulful entrancement to start. The vocal sample attains more clarity as funky guitars and rhythms intertwine, then leading seamlessly into a riveting hip-hop vocal prowess. “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell hip-hop and I want some,” the charismatic vocals let out, channeling a classic hip-hop feeling in its debonair tonal styling and arrival into the title-bearing hook.
Chopped-up samples — “do the breakdown!” — align with gorgeous string-laden infusions for an especially gripping sequence, alternating between introspective hip-hop appeal and orchestral funk grandiosity. “Go Do Dat” is a thoroughly enveloping success from Neil To No-One and EVeryman.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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