Ramson Badbonez A Year In The Life Of Oscar The Slouch Review
Ramson Badbonez has been a familiar fixture within the UK underground scene for quite some time. His gritty appeal has seen him mix it with well respected artists way back to the early days, affiliating with the likes of Taskforce in the past. Known for his relentlessly raw rhymes and his frank take on street life, he's always been keen to highlight the dark desolate dwellings of inner city London. Although he's known to many UK followers, 2013 has seen him edge into the spotlight triple fold, becoming the latest addition to the High Focus faction.
His newly launched album A Year In The Life of Oscar The Slouch see's him push the bar that step further with a stunning album, using monthly narratives packed with punch and imagery. Badbonez lends us the eyes and ears from someone who lives within the block. This could easily be an account from Badbonez himself, or this album is modelled on the archetype street roamer, someone embedded in pissy stairwells, spliff smoke, police sirens and pushbikes.
Ramson Badbonez | November - Desperation
It's a finely tuned and meticulously detailed album, from the tracks production right through to its visions created. Sometimes conceptual albums can seem like they try a bit too hard but this album doesn't. The one by one step through the yearly calendar is enough to create a vibrant story in itself. He shows great creative talent, setting scene after scene, and it's not long until you can smell the air, cut the atmosphere and feel the coldness from where the character resides.
It's not all doom and gloom as the summer months (naturally) provide street party scenarios encapsulating high times including drinking alcohol, smoking nice weed and being surrounded by girls. The albums production is top notch; the beats are clean and precise, something you'd associate with anything released from the High Focus camp. That's what is so great about this link up because you get High Focus who are pioneering sharp and highly advanced hip hop combined with the grainy and lion hearted stamina of Badbonez.
Ramson Badbonez | December - Let The Others Know
It's an album that you can't not be impressed with, it's not just a collection of phrases from a dusty memoir found on a street corner. It's real, it's lived and it's portrayed brilliantly. A Year in The Life Of Oscar The Slouch is yes of course for fans of Ramson Badbonez, but it's also for people who listen to the Blues, it's got heart and feeling, it pulls no punches in showcasing the lives of those who are trapped in the system. It's a vivid tale that can be embraced by any music lover. It can be revisited time and time again, hopefully one day it will be called a classic.
Make sure to grab your copy of Ramson Badbonez latest album 'A Year In The Life Of Oscar The Slouch' via the official High Focus website below!
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