Bernadette Price — Brooklyn MC, Ruck Down Records CEO, widow of Sean Price — stepped fully out from under any legacy context with "Kissing the Ground for Sinners," an album that belongs to her entirely. "Gunn Butt" is representative of the project's core: Stu Bangas' production maintains the Duck Down lineage Bernadette knows intimately — dark piano loops, minimal percussion, space used deliberately — while her delivery is sharp and unambiguous. She doesn't rap like someone paying tribute; she raps like someone with something to say. Terror Van Poo's presence on the track sharpens the exchange without pulling focus. The album was released to coincide with what would have been Sean Price's birthday, a detail that carries weight without requiring the music to carry it explicitly. Mixed by Vinny Idol.
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