How To Rob

Hip-Hop · 2014 · 8 tracks · 20m

How To Rob

Eight tracks of dusty, loop-driven hip-hop named after legends. A raw, lo-fi snapshot of an independent artist studying the greats in a basement.

It's Russ before the fame, just rapping over dusty loops in a basement and naming songs after his heroes.

A hungry, somber determination wrapped in dusty basement textures.

How To Rob · vs · Russ

Sampler+1.3σ

The instrumentation foregrounds sampler notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 20m

01

Tupac

2:17

02

T-Pain

3:23

03

Kanye West

1:47

04

Dr. Dre

2:52

05

Jay Z

4:10

06

Biggie

1:52

07

50 Cent

2:19

08

Drake

2:17

Moments Worth Waiting For

The heavy, unpolished kick drum on 'Tupac' that sets a somber, grounded tone for the entire project.

The way the melodic phrasing on 'T-Pain' mimics its namesake while maintaining a gritty, low-budget aesthetic.

The sharp, aggressive lyrical pivot on '50 Cent' that breaks the album's otherwise meditative haze.

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