While trap and reggaeton continue to dominate pop culture, rappers in the underground and other up-and-comers continue to explore lyrical and boom bap hip hop as a means of expression. One of these artists is Persi who, with his EP Perscepto, shows the power behind lyrical rap with the help of production by CJota Quintana. (cover for the EP) Kicking off Perscepto is its title track in which Persi comes in like he’s on beast mode putting everything on the line. Afterwards, in “Psicodelico,” he collaborates with Timm Clayton “Lapiz de Fuego” in a 2000s influenced beat where they display their lyrical abilities and how they’re not looking for fame, but rather lyrical prowess. Then “Apuntate Otro Más” is a hard hitting boom bap song that continues to display Persi’s lyrical abilities. “Stop Hate but Hate” shows Persi collaborate with Amill Doble Tempo on a Southern hip hop influenced production while practicing his fast rapping and multisyllabic skills. Next, “Hoy Se Sabe Mañana No” shows Persi displaying his storytelling and visual lyricism alongside a more experimental and moving beat by Quintana. Perscepto closes with “MC Aprovado,” another display of lyrical abilities and a great closing to the short EP. (picture of Persi as found on his Instagram) With Perscepto, Persi is able to display a lot of his abilities as an MC, thus presenting a project that will make fans of lyrical and underground rap proud and that seems to be his goal right now, be the best MC he could be. However, if he wishes to reach mainstream appeal he will have to explore lighter boom bap sounds like jazz and pop rap as well as explore his storytelling a bit more.
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AuthorFernando E. E. Correa González is the author behind over 30 self-published poetry books. He has been published by literary magazines & journals [Id]entidad, El Vicio del Tintero, Sábanas Magazine, Smaeralit, The Occulum, Tonguas and Hound Magazine. Other than writing, Correa is also the host of FENCast, a podcast dedicated to documenting the Puerto Rican independent art scene. Aside from this, he experiments with filmmaking, photography, drawing, painting, multimedia and transmedia. He currently lives in his native Puerto Rico. Archives
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