In their slick new video for “Awesome Environment,” Moemaw Naedon & C.Scott embrace the sunny, laidback summer vibes that inspired their collaborative album, “River Rats“, and provide a guided tour of some of Pittsburgh’s river banks. What may not look like much to the every-day viewer was a true source of inspiration, meditation, and comfort for the duo, who would meet up during the summer of 2020 for riverside hangs that served as an escape from the harsh realities of the world. The track serves as a welcome reminder that sometimes your best bet for sanity is to head outside and enjoy your surroundings.
Moewaw Naedon & C.Scott connect with El Da Sensei for the fittingly psychedelic and chaotic new video for “Off the Path,” a trippy banger off the duo’s recently released River Rats collab LP. The video feels like a bridging of the gap between two hip-hop generations that happen to share a similar love for the craft. The younger Moemaw brings his A-game with his verse and songwriting on the hook, while El storms onto the track and holds down the finishing verse. Check out the official visuals and head over to your preferred digital retailer or streaming platform to River Rats, which can also be purchased on cassette via Soul Slime Records’ Bandcamp page. Limited quantities available.
Moemaw Naedon is a 39 year old MC/producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who made his full-length debut in the fall of 2014 with the Latebloomer-produced Circular Signals. This was followed up with Hard Head Mush Brain & Dr. Deadhorse but just a couple months after dropping a collab EP alongside Calig Kontra entitled Cult Theatre, he’s enlisting C.Scott to produce his 3rd album from start to finish.
After the “Pittsburgh Thril” intro, the first song “Awesome Environment” is a slick boom bap opener talking about having one too many drinks whereas “Space Log” has a more synth-funk vibe advising those not to kick the mic when they spit their last bar. After the “Midnight Rapper” interlude, JM the Poet tags along for the meditative “Owls in the Sun” to say they feel like they’re just getting starting just before Dinosaur Burps takes JM’s place on the aggressive “Summer in the Muck”.
After the “Where You Wander” & “Scene Before” interludes, “Hardly New Havoc” speaks on how shit ain’t really new with a moodier instrumental leading into the psychedelic “Off the Path” as Moemaw & El Da Sensei deliver a lyrical onslaught. The song “Death Shots” is a guitar ballad with the Galactic Brethren reuniting like it’s nothing & after the “Weird Places Heavy Stories” interlude, the penultimate track “Ringing Bells” takes a jazzier direction saying the reflections in puddle are to muddy to tell. “Pardon Angels” later ends the album with a beautiful instrumental piece.
Of all of Moemaw’s solo efforts, River Rats could very well be his best one yet. I think the number of interludes are a tad bit annoying, but his lyrics are amongst his most thoughtful & C. Scott knocks it out of the park in terms of the production.
Pittsburgh natives Moemaw Naedon & C.Scott deliver the lyric video for their new single “Off the Path,” a hypnotizing new slapper featuring the legendary El Da Sensei. Animated by the creative minds at Moving Silence, the visuals highlight the top-tier pen game of Moemaw and El who put their tongue-twisting lyricism on full display. “Off The Path” is available now through all major digital retailers and streaming platforms and is taken from Moemaw and C.Scott’s River Rats collab LP which is available now for pre-order and officially due out Sept 2 via DSPs and cassette through Soul Slime Records.
The Pittsburgh duo of Moemaw Naedon & C.Scott are set to drop their collab LP, River Rats, and to get things started, they’re delivering the psychedelic lead focus track, “Awesome Environment.” The track straight-up floats thanks to Scott’s funky production combined with Moemaw’s seamless delivery, tack-sharp lyricism, and ability to weave in and out of the bass-rich instrumental. “Awesome Environment” is available now through all major digital retailers and streaming platforms with their full length effort due out Sept 02 via Soul Slime Records.
