In this track, GNG symbolically conjures a mass of thunderclouds crackling with electric overdrive and dense to the point of sensory overload. Fascinating artistic use is made of the ethereally shifting tones which can result from running pure electric feedback through many layers of noise reduction. Everything is distorted; You might not even know the lyrics were explicit if they weren’t provided, but the core message comes through clearly in this swaggering rap anthem for a pony who needs no introduction: You can clip the sound waves but you can never clip my wings!
Nexgen’s latest release tells us about the story of a pony deciding to protect a mare running from danger. The combination of the mysterious hip-hop vibes and the dynamic rhymes makes us feel their defensive position and also the strength of the team as he gets ready to save the defenseless, no matter the cost. Enjoy and relax as you listen to the song of somepony willing to keep you under their wing.
Little bit late to the party on this one but it’s too cute to miss! This fun little collab from SCR4TCH and rawr is a super danceable song about a cute mare and tasty snacks. The combination of snappy trap drums with very warm synth sounds underneath makes it feel both contemporary and nostalgic to me; perhaps evoking the same sense of longing for the foalhood snacks that it feels like you were enjoying just yesterday…
“Far and Wide” is a lovely collaboration between three artists with Nexgen and Gryf each taking a verse to slam down bars and Angel Melody gluing them together with choruses. Gryf’s low voice slips perfectly into the ebb and flow of the instrumental with its higher pitched whistles, Angel Melody’s sections leave the listener longing for more with how her voice trails over the e-piano. Nexgen takes us home with the second verse, which continues to build up the character of the blade dancer, established in a release earlier this year. Overall, it’s a fun piece with its three characters all with very different agendas coming together.
Nexgen’s been on a roll this year, and this next track continues the streak! “Bladedancer” begins with a melancholy beat made of a multitude of sounds. The guitars seep in and Nexgen pounces, his words crisp and clear, cutting through like the sword of the bladedancer the lyrics describe. There’s a lot of clever rhymes like “conjurer” with “wanderer” as his character describes his path towards becoming a pony rap legend. I’d best stay out of his way if I were you!
Nexgen bringing the fire in summer with his track together with SOUND BANDIT, featuring a massive beat and everything from hard hitting, quick vocals to slower, stabby raps, this track got it all! And the rhymes are just fire, from references to The Devil Wears Prada to fun lines like “leader of the pack, yeah they call me dawg”, this track is a firework of lyrics! Definitely give this track a listen!
Not only are we treated to the popstar ever herself on this song, but she’s brought a couple of old-school players back into the game. Nexgen duets with Namii, dropping bars about the weight of Twilight’s immortality and the pain of outliving loved ones, and the beat was produced by Vinyl.rawr! Go check out this joint effort of some longstanding icons of the brony music scene!
We once again, got these two legendary MC’s ABSOLUTELY delivering a dope collab track. Nexgen going hard as the absolute king he is, bringing the storm of chaos, laying down hard discorded bars messing with your mind. And Namii? Ohohohoooo Namii is going in, FULLY mesmerizing you, with majestic rap vocals… It’s always an exciting mystery on what could’ve happened if Discord was successful in overtaking Equestria, and discordify all of it… Biggups to Namii & Nexgen for exploring that concept! Looking forward to the full EP they’re working on! Subscribe and support them both… you do NOT want to miss it!
Well, well, well, MC-Arch delivers yet another massive banger hip-hop track, sporting a melody reminiscent of Of Monster And Men (especially their song “Dirty Paws”) and his usual powerful vocals! And of course no MC-Arch banger would be complete without a little Fluttershy vocal bit to start us off!
Arch packs a lot into this song with lyrics that are bursting at the seams with meaning, heavy rhymes, and a flow that’ll stick with you accompanied by an arrangement that goes from whistling and guitar to slow drums. I’ll try my best to give you the Cliffs Notes after the break!
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This is not only a love song to hip-hop–it’s also a stand against misconceptions about and prejudice against (brony) hip-hoppers. I strongly advise reading the video description to fully understand this track. Lines like, “But if for changing hip-hop I’m the “Anomaly” | I’m doing something right, won’t stop or heed”, and, “But no matter who you think makes this appeal | A pistol on your hip don’t make you Real”, make this track shine, and there’s so much more, including quite a few pony lines like, “Biggups to the new gen, love to the old”, and, “The ponyboy still trottin’ his story”!
Now to the instrumental backing: It starts out with just an acoustic guitar (to the point you wouldn’t expect this to turn into rap), followed by a lovely whistling melody and drums. The instrumentation shifts brilliantly throughout the track to add emotion and let Arch’s vocals shine!
And now, to finish off, I wanna quote the final lines of the track: “Listen, all the stuff that I’m responsible for… YGMIGU, SFTH… You can be more than just a believer in that–you can do it, too. Brony hip-hop just hip-hop… We can be MORE than however the cutthroat industry game is played. You DO have the power to turn your life around, which is what we both want, don’t we? Well, what are you waiting for?… Better make it count.”
Big thanks to TheCANderson for helping me proofread and perfect this article!
Light Content Warning for swear words, also the fic this is based on is rated Mature on FimFic, so proceed with some caution
Alright, this track came out of nowhere, and dam it goes hard! Almost every single line in this is a reference to the original track, and despite the pretty standard length of just under three and a half minutes this is way more then I can cover in a single article, so I’m just gonna show you some of my favourite bits: The very first line already shows you what’s up, playing around with “Little” Pip and the big bars that are about to follow and the same is continued with wordplay in multiple other spots in between the rapid fire references. During the chorus the counting is panned so as Silvr_Scr33n counts up you’ll hear the numbers “walk” by from one ear to the other. In between the bars there’s a fire instrumental section that’ll blow off your socks if the bars haven’t already done that. Silvr_Scr33n in this track goes from staby rap to almost sung vocals and some in between! And that’s not even close to everything that’s awesome in this track so definitely give this track a listen!
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