For the first time in 5 years, Long Island rapper/producer/ex-Flipmode Squad member Roc Marciano’s sophomore full-length is back in print on vinyl.
The 15-track album is an ice-cold slice of New York rap grittiness from a dead-eyed master of the craft. Reloaded is largely self-produced and thematically airtight. The album showcases Roc in his prime, not so much flexing as effortlessly dismissing any question of his prowess as a producer and emcee. His masterful manipulation of stark loops is wildly refreshing, each utilitarian snare catching threatening syllables at a measured yet completely unravelled clip and spattering vivid imagery on each chilling instrumental. The album also includes guest production from The Alchemist, Q-Tip, Arch Druids, and Ray West, as well as guest appearances by Ka.
A1 | Tek To A Mack | 4:41 |
A2 | Flash Gordon | 2:51 |
A3 | Not Told | 5:14 |
B1 | Pistolier | 3:21 |
B2 | Thugs Prayer Pt. 2 | 1:36 |
B3 | 76 | 4:33 |
B4 | We Ill | 3:23 |
C1 | Deeper | 2:57 |
C2 | Death Parade | 3:36 |
C3 | Peru | 3:38 |
C4 | Thread Count | 3:53 |
D1 | 20 Guns | 1:54 |
D2 | Nine Spray | 4:04 |
D3 | Emeralds | 3:53 |
D4 | The Man | 5:02 |