Bunji Garlin x Busta Rhymes - Drop It (prod. 1st Klase)

Usually I try to focus on new music, except for the odd Throwback Thursday post, but this weekend I came across a track that had me falling all over myself. Released at the end of last month, "Drop It" is a track like no other, pitting the fire flows of Bunji Garlin and Busta Rhymes atop a 1st Klase production.

There's really no need to explain the quality of either Bunji or Busta, both are masters of their craft with not just an uncanny ability to spit lyrics like a machine gun but inject incredible inflection and intensity into each syllable. And while both have showcased these stunning skills across dozens of tracks, I feel "Drop It" may be both at their best, or at least most versatile.

A mix of soca and jersey club, 1st Klase's production is as rapid fire fun as the aforementioned flows. There's tons of back and forth interaction between both the production and the vocals. Bed squeaks come and go, directed by the potent percussion, massive bass boofs, and spiraling soca lead line. It's almost as if all three artists are going super saiyan at the same time, bursting into flame, lighting the dance-floor ablaze at the same time. That said this is no herky, jerky banger, it's smooth and polished, as 1st Klase puts on a pop production clinic, carving out a space for each element perfectly.

After several listens on the subway late Saturday night, I was awestruck at the interplay and use of the stereo field, pitting the two voices against each other, ultimately bringing them back together. Even the one time Busta's gravelly intensity leads into Bunji's more smooth delivery strikes me as a brilliant blend of the two, literally tying the two influences together through the Busta line "give them soca."

Sure, some of the lines may be 1) incomprehensible, 2) nonsensical gibberish or 3) sophomoric, but this is not meant to be a philosophical treatise. "Drop It" is a full-time fire dance track and there's no question it delivers on that. It is a dizzying display of both production prowess and vocal viciousness. Who would have ever thought we'd hear Busta doing soca, but here we are and I'm still stunned at how good it is. Check out the #DropItDanceChallenge and find the download/stream for "Drop It" here.FOLLOW BUNJI GARLIN: FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER
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