Vizualye: “The Awakening (intro)prod by Tone Jonez” – a fertile beat and spirited lyrics

Vizualye, born Rajaee Grey, was born in New York Staten Island, and grew up in a single-parent home, with 5 brothers and one sister. Influenced through the late 80’s and early 90’s music, by artists such as Eric B & Rakim, Nas, Jay-Z, and Mobb Deep, Vizualye has cultivated his own style of music, which can be sampled on his latest single, “The Awakening (intro)prod by Tone Jonez”.

In the early ‘80s hip-hop was dominated by DJs, with emcees a distant second, but then Rakim and his partner Erik B. dropped the seminal album “Paid in Full”, almost single-handedly introducing the concepts of lyricism, metaphor, and flow that became the pillars of modern rap. It’s crazy to think that there was a time before rap, but there was, just like there was a time before cars, electricity or the internet.

Vizualye continues in the tradition that the beginning of rap set forth. His rhymes penetrate the mind, his accurate word manipulation is superb, plus he has the capability to kill the mic with a verb. He is raw, rough, and cool at the same time.

This creative hip-hop composition is a rapper’s delight that blooms with a fertile beat and spirited, creative lyrics. Vizualye raps by his wits, while still maintaining a tungsten-tempered street edge. The quality of production is likewise unmatched, a complex, head-nod landscape of cinematic sound blessed by the Vizualye’s venerable lyrical wizardry.

There’s obviously experience backing every measure of “The Awakening (intro)prod by Tone Jonez” but the track still has a raw, frayed wire energy to it. Vizualye delivers his lines like a prizefighter who spends eight hours a day at the punch bag.

Every line is perfectly timed and expertly aimed, and while such technical proficiency could suck the life out of every verse there’s still room for surprises on the track. There isn’t any nonsense on this track. No fake bravado, just straight up Hip Hop like it was meant to be from its beginnings.

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