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28.) Mr. Mother****in eXquire – Lost in Translation


Yes, that is his actual stage name. And as he says on album highlight “Huzzah!,” (a song as grimy as it is pop-smart) “Don’t forget the ‘Mother****in’, without that I’m nothin’.” This New York MC is a bright star amidst a whole collection of internet savvy NY rappers that are coming up right now (Das Racist, Action Bronson, etc.) under the influence of El-P. eXquire is ****ing grimy, man. Like a new-age ODB in some ways. His songs sound like dirt and broken glass. He raps about booze a lot. And strippers. And, on “The Maltese Falcon,” makes pro wrestling references (including namedropping Savio Vega, of all wrestlers). He is at home rapping about a local chicken spot (“Chicken Spot Rock”) as much as he is the intersection of comic books and hookers (“Galactus Redux”). This is classic NY street rap, and it is ****ing awesome and it is a free download at his bandcamp site so you have no excuse not to bump this album in your headphones.