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Growing up immersing himself in the wordplay of emcees
on all sides of the lyrical spectrum, from Too Short to
Public Enemy, Decay brings with him the raw sound and
the boom-bap essence of that era.
Rhyming seriously since 2001, Decay joins the Moles after
already having two releases to his credit. Decay represents
a long legacy of Chicago emcees who balance gritty, reality
lyricism with enough elements of humor and punchlines
to not be written off as preachy or alienating. He was
able to find that balance after realizing that although
“In Retrospect”, his first solo album, had
powerful lyricism and solid pro-black anthems, it may
have been a little too militant for the average listener.
His second release, “Fluent & Decay are City
Slick: The Antique Black”, kept the strong messages
of black empowerment and the urban struggle intact, but
it was delivered in a slightly more subtle way supplemented
with witty humor that didn’t overwhelm the average
hip hop fan. Decay feels that his music is a much needed
counterbalance to what he views as an overabundance of
one type of rap flooding the market. And although he sees
value in some of the modern mainstream rap, he feels like
there isn’t enough of a contrasting message present.
Decay is striving to be an agent that will bring some
much-needed reality back to the rap industry.
Decay, along with colleagues Scheme and Astonish, recently
unleashed “The Biz” Mole Mixtape, which is
his first Molemen release. Not wasting any time, Decay
is working hard to release his first Mole LP, currently
untitled. Look for production by the Moles, as well as
the heavy presence of his Green Llama crew. The new LP
is tentatively slated to be released in second quarter
2008. Written by Will Line |
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