Boombox Massacre Encapsulates West Coast Rap In Latest Album 'Everything'

Boombox Massacre Encapsulates West Coast Rap In Latest Album ‘Everything’

Mitch Phifer was the first person to introduce me to BoomBox Massacre. All he told me was “he’s a huge hockey head and his music is dark and West Coast as fuck.” I liked him already, but after throwing on BoomBox Massacre’s newest project Everything, I can safely write that it represents the spirit of West Coast hip-hop and brings me back to many of the classic projects I grew up on.

“Black Horse Rider” pairs Fatal Lucciauno with BoomBox for horseman duo of apocalyptic proportions. A song that’s one part cinematic symphony sampled from Carl’s Orff’s epic “Carmina Burana: O Fortuna.” Fatal Lucciauno isn’t the only friend he brought along for the ride. Vitamin D, Grynch, Nobi, Thaddeus David, Daz Dillinger, Dice Cunningham, and many more deliver incredible performances.

A Little Something For Everyone

Everything represents the fun, confusing, abhorrent, and beautiful nature of life. You can easily hear all of the emotions the come with human existence playout through the 12-track project. The first four songs reside the dark side of the spectrum and hit Jason Vorhees level vibes on “Dance With The Devil.”

The music starts taking a more positive swing for the second half of the album. “Muse” features Dice Cunningham’s sultry voice, Thaddeus David, and piano notes that dust off that G-Funk West Coast swagger. “The 509” pays homage to Washington’s central and eastern regions “where the sun always shines,” and the place where I grew up as well. Nothing makes me happier than seeing artists shine a light on their home communities and rap about where they came from.

“Fatherhood” balances out the project’s emotional range with an R&B tale about the joys and challenges of fatherhood. Stefo delivers a heartfelt hook and outro that will make any parent appreciative of their little ones.

As the name suggests, this album does have a little bit of Everything for listeners: G-Funk, gangster rap, R&B, horrorcore, and probably some other notable West Coast flavors I’m forgetting. Make sure you stick around for a three-part outro that has more twists and turns than an episode of Scooby Doo.

BoomBox Massacre’s Everything

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