Paradox and SirSmokeBeats return with "Check the Method," a gritty, soulful gem filled with street corner tales that simultaneously showcases sharp lyricism and neck-snapping yet fleshed–out production.
True to his name, Paradox isn't your average rapper. He's the type of artist who rhymes messages. "Check the Method" is a confidence clinic, with every bar appearing intentionally, every punchline socking you like a jab, and the flow moving like a well-tuned fighter in his rhythm. You can hear the duality in Paradox's pen: witty and clever one moment, grounded and reflective the next. He's interested in making you think.
Matosinhos-based SirSmokeBeats laces the track with a beat that oozes nostalgia. It's warm, soulful, and positively soaked with vinyl. Smoke doesn't create beats so much as he builds time machines, and "Check the Method" plops you down in the middle of hip-hop's realest era.
This track stands out due to the skills of its contributors, but it does even more because they stay out of each other's way, even as they feed off one another. Paradox floats on SirSmoke's melodious production, crafting rhymes with a sharpness and directness that forces respect. It's the kind of record that soaks in on repeat listens, every turn of the metaphorical wrench and shade of instrumentation exposing some nugget of brilliance.
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