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'Something In The Making' - Franko Fraize & Lyrical T (EP review)

Jul 13, 2009, 1:21pm

Thetford's Franko Fraize and Lyrical T first EP is here - 'Something in the Making'. Kicking off with a couple of string-laden Hip Hop tracks before a Grime excursion on 'MCs Don't Know'. Then you get 2 more slabs of Hip Hop until the Shakedown sampling dubstep haunter that is 'Seems I Can't Deny' wobbles speakers. Dubby Reggae comes next followed by some Bassline-ish Dubstep whilst some Electro-Dub finishes things off. You get the picture - when Fraize raps "I'm not straight Hip Hop, I crossover" on 'Something in the Making', he meant it. This approach certainly keeps [...]

Artists: Redeye

Tags: review, UK Hip Hop, Franko Fraize, Lyrical T, redeye, Dillijence, DJ I.C

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