{"id":32534,"date":"2017-07-25T13:12:01","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T11:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=32534"},"modified":"2018-08-25T04:09:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T02:09:25","slug":"introducing-merc-mason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/introducing-merc-mason\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: Merc Mason"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time, Hip-Hop has surpassed Rock as the most popular genre in the United States; but, some of the best rap we get here in the States is imported. Take\u00a0Merc Mason\u00a0<\/strong>for example – a newcomer from Sydney, Australia, whose latest track, “Pull Up, Hop Out”, shows that the best bangers come from swapping out autotune and trap beats for sharp lyricism and charisma.<\/p>\n

Right from the jump, theres a sense of “oh shit, here we go” on this track, imparted by some off-kilter swells that kick off the instrumental. Surely enough, the drums drop in shortly thereafter, and Merc<\/strong> is off to the races with solid bar after solid bar, barely even stopping for a hook. The balance between technicality and enjoyability is perfectly struck here, and remains that way all the way through the sludgy slo-mo passage that caps off the track.<\/p>\n