V6: The Gift

Hip-Hop · 2012 · 15 tracks · 51m

V6: The Gift

Cold, nocturnal street rap. Banks delivers dense punchlines over dusty, melancholic production that feels like a winter night in Queens.

The coldest rapper in Queens reminds you why he's the king of the punchline over beats that sound like a winter midnight.

A relentless, cold-blooded focus that feels like a solitary walk through a dangerous but familiar neighborhood.

V6: The Gift · vs · Lloyd Banks

Drums+0.9σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drums a touch more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 51m

01

Intro / Rise From the Dirt

3:22

02

City of Sin

4:18

03

The Sprint

3:18

04

Open Arms

2:45

05

We Run the Town

2:55

06

Protocol

3:43

07

Can She Live?

2:59

08

Bring It Back

4:45

09

Chosen Few

4:35

10

Gettin’ By

3:58

11

Live It Up

3:06

12

Money Don’t Matter

3:04

13

Hate You More

3:23

14

Show and Prove

2:49

15

Terror Dome

2:58

Moments Worth Waiting For

The haunting piano loop on City of Sin that feels like a noir film score

Banks' relentless flow on The Sprint where the syllables never seem to catch a breath

The sudden shift to a more melodic but still weary tone on Chosen Few

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