OCRBeats operates out of Cleveland with the dual role of producer and MC — a combination that gives his output a particular coherence since the beats are built by someone who knows what it means to ride them. "What They Saying" is the lead single from Concrete Novelist, the upcoming full-length, and it links Cleveland with Rochester, NY through Grenade Rap Records' Barbaric The Foul Mouth Jedi and Alvarez Masterminded. Rochester has been producing serious underground voices for years — Grenade Rap is one of the outfits keeping that tradition alive — and the pairing with OCRBeats' dense, high-intensity production is a natural one. Both cities share a working-class, no-frills approach to the craft that shows up in every bar here. At two minutes and twenty seconds the track doesn't overstay, but it hits hard for its runtime. Concrete Novelist has a strong entry point.
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