Take a sip and get ready to trip, ’cause famed producer and emcee The Alchemist, and west coast rapper/beatsmith Oh No continue their grimy collaboration as Gangrene. Their new album, Vodka & Ayahausca is a follow-up to their gritty opus Gutter Water. With both Al and Oh making beats and holding down the mic, their new record weaves a psychedelic, head-nodding, substance-laden tale.
The album rocks choice features, including Kool G Rap on the mid-tempo masterpiece “Gladiator Music”, Prodigy on the quintessential, “Dump Truck”, and longtime allies Evidence and Roc C spitting over blunted boast, “Dark Shades”. In addition, New York’s own (and “Greneberg EP” collaborator) Roc Marciano blasts off on the suggestive “Drink Up”. The top notch collabs blend right in to the album from beginning to end and will have you tripping like a jungle shaman’s brew.
While ayahuasca (pronounced aya-hwaska) – a natural trip-inducing brew containing DMT – may not be a term on the tongue of your every day hip hop head, that’s soon to change. The Alchemist and Oh No are the gatekeepers for this psychedelic gutter-rap experience.
Tracklisting:
01. Intro (The Mixings)
02. Gladiator Music feat. Kool G Rap
03. Flame Throwers
04. Drink Up feat. Roc Marciano
05. Auralac Bags
06. Vodka & Ayahuasca
07. Dump Truck feat. Prodigy
08. Due Work
09. Odds Cracked
10. Top Instructors
11. Dark Shades feat. Evidence & Roc C
12. The Groove
13. Livers For Sale
14. Outro (The Downsides)
The album Gangrene (The Alchemist & Oh No) “Vodka & Ayahuasca” (Decon) is going to be released January 27, 2012.
