NEONS

''Hip hop, the most progressive music in the bunch... So how's it been 40 years and all we fucking rap about is weapons?'' After a nearly perfect album, ''Mista Thug Isolation'', released in 2012, the production by Shawk Kemp (Lil Ugly Mane's alter ego. By the way, Seattle Supersonics' old school fans will appreciate the good taste of the nickname) in his last EP called ''Prelude To Panopticon'', the instrumentals evolve from a dark creepy sound close to these old 90's Memphis horrorshit, such as early Three Six Mafia, to a more eery sound, without totally leaving behind that southern touch that makes it instantly recognizable. The lyrics from the song of this seven inch, ''On Doing An Evil Deed Blues'' deal with his passion for hip hop, the recollection of working on his first beats and rhymes, putting out his tapes himself and going on stage without really making money. That's not the goal here ...