86/100

• Fusing hip-hop and jungle terror is a good idea
• Delightfully frenetic
• Chapeau to the Foreign Beggars performance

After a month of Maha Vana, we are starting to become more convinced about the newborn Wiwek label! Its third release, “Choose Your Poison”, is a smashing hybrid between rap, trap and Wiwek signature tribal sounds.

Without disrespecting Foreign Beggars (gorgeous performance), we would like to see Wiwek working with other hip-hop artists. Fusing his signature style with a genre that usually uses slower BPMs is a difficult but interesting idea!

“Choose Your Poison” is, summarized in a single word, frenetic. Trust us, it’s so frenetic that it almost gave us anxiety during the first listening. Foreign Beggars’ vocal is fast, aggressive, perfectly connected with a brutal base. Speaking about it, it presents classic Wiwek vocal loops accompanied by a minimalistic structure, with brief pauses without an actual instrumental. Intelligent choice, because with just a couple of vocal samples, a slight bassline and few fills the Dutch genius made a creative base, with no static or boring moments. Every element appairs when needed.

Then, we have the drop. It’s a bit exaggerated for this kind of production, but nonetheless, we liked its brutality. A devastating lead accompanies this brief section, paradoxically more static than the breakdown because of the absence of the vocal. Attention: static doesn’t mean weak! It just has a slightly slower rhythm, while the heavy bass and the infernal metallic lead make their destructive jobs.

“Choose Your Poison” is almost 3 minutes long, but time flew when listening to it. Its fast rhythm and explosive dynamism make it a raw banger for clubs. We are enthusiastic about this vocal choice, and we are proud to see Wiwek bringing his already legendary style on another level. Perfectly successful experiment.

You can listen to “Choose Your Poison” here:

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