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NOTE: PATREON SUPPORTERS RECEIVED ACCESS TO THIS REVIEW ON AUGUST 11TH, 2024.

This EP was released on July 18th this year. Fatboi Sharif is quickly becoming another one of my favorite rappers, especially of the 2020’s. It’s clear that he puts a lot of thought and care into his work, and it pays off in the quality of the music. Every single album I’ve heard has been exceptional, and the smaller releases have been really good too. Earlier this year he released an EP called Something About Shirley, which was very good. It took some time to grow on me, but I like it a lot now. However, when this EP right here was announced, I was pretty goddamn excited. I am a big fan of Duncecap’s production, and it’s just exciting to see him producing for other artists. I knew from the snippets and previews I had heard from the project that I was going to love this shit. This is the best EP I’ve heard so far this year.

The project begins with Fetus, which is easily the longest track on the whole EP.

https://youtu.be/Vu-8Oac3zIk?si=n51JOyy7-n86VxTz

It’s fire, and it works as a really cool way to start the project. The sequencing and length really help the song stand out as one of the most memorable tracks. Dunce’s production here is so fucking cool. It sounds really cinematic, and Sharif’s vocal performance over it is awesome too.

The way he kinda growls certain lines sounds cool as fuck. The song gets way more chaotic as it progresses, and it’s like hearing a movie. The final thirty seconds of this song is one of my favorite moments on the whole project to be honest. It’s so chaotic and unsettling, but in the coolest way possible. It’s just fascinating to listen to in my opinion. I love it. The following track is called The Hours, and it features SKECH185. The production on this track is, once again, cool as fuck. I think this beat is fucking incredible to be honest. I really liked it on my first listen, but it grew on me even more as I spent more time with it. The first verse from Sharif was great, but the verse from SKECH185 is what really pushed the song to the next level for me. This is another one of my favorite collaborations of the year. I’ve been compiling all my favorite features of 2024 in a playlist, and this one definitely got added. SKECH185 was amazing here. The song’s dope as fuck. It’s followed by another major highlight called Boundaries of Regret. This is my favorite song on the project. Honestly, it might be my favorite song I’ve ever heard from Sharif. This shit is absolutely insane. I don’t know what kind of vocal effect they used on Sharif’s voice, but he sounds like a supervillain. The production is awesome too. I can’t even really make out most of what Sharif is saying due to the chaotic soundscape. It just sounds cool as fuck. It’s under two minutes long too, which is also crazy. It takes a special artist to make something this impactful in such a short timeframe. The song’s incredible. The penultimate track is called Poor Man’s Poetry. This song definitely has my least favorite instrumental on the project, but it’s still pretty cool. It’s certainly more interesting than a lot of the best beats on most other MC’s albums. What really makes this song entertaining is just the performance from Fatboi Sharif himself. I love his ad-libs at the beginning of the track; they reminded me of prime Busta Rhymes. The verse is really dope too. Again, it was difficult to hear the lyrics, but the performance was still really enjoyable. My main gripe with this song is just that I think the instrumental outro lasts a little too long. That’s a major nitpick though, it’s not really a huge deal. The song’s still really dope. The closing song is the title track, Psychedelics Wrote the Bible.

https://youtu.be/WfmkZ_u95_U?si=b1pBFdoWea8nmQz-

I think I heard this song before listening to the full project because I watched the music video when it came out. I love this song. This is definitely another one of my favorites on the project. The production here is so fucking cool. It sounds like it incorporates a sample from an old cartoon soundtrack or something. It’s awesome. Sharif fits over it beautifully too.

I think I definitely misquoted some of those lines, but I did my best to transcribe them as accurately as I could. Anyway, this is another one of the coolest songs I’ve heard from Sharif in my opinion. I love this song. It’s dope as fuck.

This EP is really amazing. Honestly, I think this is the best project I’ve heard from either of these artists. Duncecap’s production is just awesome to listen to, and there’s not another artist that could have brought that out of him better than Sharif in my opinion, who fits over these instrumentals perfectly. I feel like this project features some of the craziest, most chaotic material I’ve heard from either of them, so it was really fun to listen to this one. This shit is crazy. It’s definitely one of the best projects I’ve heard in 2024 so far, and I can’t wait to see what both of them do next, whether it’s together or separately. I can’t wait to spend even more time with this project and digest it even further. This shit is dope as fuck.

Favorite Song: Boundaries of Regret
Least Favorite Song: Poor Man’s Poetry

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https://focushiphop.com/2024/08/14/fatboi-sharif-duncecap-psychedelics-wrote-the-bible-ep-review/

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Don’t sleep on this latest album from Duncecap like I almost did. It was released on January 26th this year, and I remember hearing about it when it came out. However, for whatever reason I forgot to add it to my itinerary, so I didn’t end up checking it out until now. It might’ve had something to do with the album not being available on DSPs until March 1st though. Anyway, I’d definitely consider myself a fan of Duncecap. I first started listening in 2020 when he was releasing his Resting Dunce Face album. I then listened to the Human Error album with Samurai Banana when I was premiering the video for Bad Breath, and that project was also really good. I reviewed the Go Climb a Tree album with Hajino in 2022, and thought it was great, so I was looking forward to hearing what he would do next. I’m happy to report that this ended up being the best project I’ve ever heard from Duncecap.

Since this isn’t really a full review I’ll only be writing about my favorite highlights on the record. Track 2 is called Thanksgiving, and it instantly became one of my favorite songs of the year as soon as I heard it. Dunce’s production here is really amazing to me. It sounds so good. Sonically, this song is very Ruby Yacht-esque in my opinion. The jazzy and heady instrumental along with Dunce’s flow and vocal inflections really reminded me of R.A.P. Ferreira. Honestly, every little detail in this song is masterfully crafted to me. I love everything about this track. One thing that really stands out about it to me is the pacing and song structure. I love how there’s a fifteen second break between the first and second verse. The softly sung vocals that occupy this section of the song are a really nice touch. The way the beat switches up after a minute and a half is amazing. Dunce rapped his ass off here too. His flow sounds so good.

I love the way this song ends too. The way the instrumental evolves throughout the run time of this track is amazing. Again, this is one of my favorite songs on the album. It’s amazing. Same goes for track 5, which is called Two $2 Bills.

The production on this song is fucking incredible. I absolutely adore this beat. It kinda gives me the same vibe as the music you hear when you’re near a typewriter in Resident Evil 4. Lyrically, this track begins with Duncecap dissecting his own experience at a bar and relationship with that type of environment.

The way the instrumental kind of evolves after a minute and a half is so dope. I also just love the way Dunce sounds on this song. His flow and vocal delivery sound perfect here. I might like this song even more than Thanksgiving to be honest. I love this shit. The following track is another one of my favorite songs on the album called Seems Like a Long Time. Once again, the production is incredible. I absolutely adore this beat. I think by the time I got to this track, I was really thinking about how I think more people should be hitting up Dunce for beats. There are a lot of MCs who I would love to hear over his production. I’m looking forward to the upcoming collaboration with Fatboi Sharif. That should be great. This song in particular made me think of artists like Stik Figa & Blu. Anyway, Dunce himself sounds great on this beat. My favorite part of the entire song is just when he’s singing along with the vocal sample after the first verse though. It sounds so good.

I should probably mention that an artist named Andrew Gialanella played the guitar on all the tracks I’ve written about so far, and did a really great job. The song’s superb. It’s followed by Baby, which is the shortest song on the album unless you count the interlude. The production is of course very good, and I really enjoyed hearing Duncecap rap about his experience with toxic relationships.

The song’s just over a minute long, but I actually think the brevity works to the track’s benefit. It’s dope as hell. Track 10 is called Ambitious, and it’s fire. The ShrapKnel feature is absolutely glorious on this song. I love the kind of jazzy, Electronic-sounding production on this track. The first couple of verses from Curly Castro & Dunce were great, but the final verse from PremRock is probably my favorite part of the song to be honest. Not only because he performed really well, but also just because of the way the instrumental switches up for his verse.

I am fairly certain that I misquoted some of those lines, but I tried my best to transcribe them accurately. Everyone involved in this track killed it. It’s fantastic. The closing track is one last highlight called Boundaries, and it has two superb features from Denmark Vessey & Googie. The Denmark verse is brimming with personality. I love it.

The second verse is from Googie, and he did an excellent job here.

His voice kinda sounded a little different than usual to me, but I guess it has been kind of a long time since I’ve heard him rap. The way the beat switches up for his verse is weird as fuck, but in a super cool way. The closing verse from Duncecap is excellent, and I really like the way the song ends. The main part of the instrumental reminds me of America’s Most Blunted by Madvillain. The song’s awesome.

This album is dope as hell. I think these are the best instrumentals I’ve ever heard from Duncecap, and the additional beats from Quelle Chris & Lt. Headtrip were really great as well. The lyricism from Dunce rewards multiple listens, and every single feature did very well too. There’s really not a consistent gripe that I had with this album. I think this is the best Duncecap project I’ve ever heard, and it’s one of the best albums of the year in my opinion. Like I kinda mentioned in the body of this review, Duncecap’s beats here are so good that I am surprised more rappers aren’t reaching out to him for production. I guess that’s already kinda changing now though because he’s producing the next Fatboi Sharif album. I was already looking forward to it, but now after hearing this album I’m anticipating it even more. Check this record out and let me know what you think in the comment section. I think it’s really great.

Favorite Song: Seems Like a Long Time
Least Favorite Song: Inner Voice

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Watch the video below for more thoughts on this album.

https://focushiphop.com/2024/06/30/dont-sleep-duncecap-pay-or-dispute/

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