Right now, an enormous swath of the rap underground is engaged on the blueprint that Roc Marciano established greater than a decade in the past, and two of probably the most quietly constant post-Marcberg rappers are Delaware’s RU$H and Jay Nice. RU$H/Jay Nice tracks have a tendency to suit into a really particular mildew. They ship impeccably worded luxury-rap bars over hazy, minimal beats, and the impact is fuzzy and evocative — a fantastical crushed-velvet street-rap dreamworld.
RU$H and Jay Nice have the perverse behavior of dropping round Christmas. Last yr, they got here out with their Famili 3 challenge on Christmas Eve. This yr, they launched the follow-up Famili 4 on Christas Day, and I’m solely getting round to it at this time. But throughout this chilly and sleepy season when nothing a lot is occurring, these two guys in some way sound particularly splendid. Famili 4 options appearances from Tha God Fahim, Big Cheeko, and Kuji Young, however RU$H and Jay Nice are the true attracts right here. Listen to the tape under.
The self-released Famili 4 is out now, and you may get it at Bandcamp.