Bishop Nehru-Nehruvia---Independent-(2013)
Artist: Bishop Nehru
Album: Nehruvia
Label: Independent
Producers: artist, Ghost
McGrady, DJ Premier, J-Dilla, Skipless, MF DOOM, Raz Fresco, Madlib, Zone
There
is a new sheriff in town and he’s a younging with a maturated mind. Rockland
County’s sharpshooter Bishop Nehru blazing through the hip hop scene with
hunger and intensity. At the age of sixteen where most young MC’s rhyme about
getting paid and grabbing females, he takes an unexpected turn to the essence
of hood storytelling rhymes and grinding. Like Special Ed emerging from
Brooklyn to Nas coming out the gates of Queensbridge at a young age, Bishop Nehru
breaks through the scene with his new mixtape “Nehruvia”
Nehruvia puts people into the 90’s
golden era hip hop zone with a contemporary feel good, storytelling vibe twist.
One thing about Bishop Nehru is he knows how to pick beats to fit with his
delivery. The album starts off with the smooth horn sounded beat “The Music
(Intro) proves that Bishop studied the hip hop origins at a young age. Instead
of following the contemporary norm, he goes back to the roots and reintroduced
it in a new form of light. With lyrics like “Community, unity, they already cut
like truancy/you using me to get yourself known, but this ain’t new to me”
heads are already checking for him.
New producer Ghost McGrady fits
perfectly on this project like Bishop’s right hand man sort of like Batman and
Robin or Barney and Fred. The musical chemistry is shown on “Leak Light$”,
“Fickle Minds” and the piano laced track “Misruled Order” with fellow young
lyrical stunner Que Hampton. Both Bishop and Hampton use their imagination to
another level bouncing the street life on Misruled Order with a chilling true
chorus: “I gotta stay away from the streets, cuz the police tryna put the kid
to sleep/they show up in brute force no remorse, there’s a corpse in the middle
of the street/my life’s at risk I must admit a nigga’s scared but I gotta make
a move/a nigga’s scared but I gotta make a move/there’s nothing else to do so I
gotta make a move and soon. The versatility of Bishop gets into the listener
eardrum really quick. “Y.E.T.” and “Sweet Lips” are gems about the ladies with creativity
while the DJ Premier produced “Languages” evokes hip hop nostalgia of dope
rhymes and top notch production.
A well rounded album from Rockland
County’s sixteen year old that will put some rappers to the booth and remaster
their albums. From start to finish this is a breath of fresh air with awesome
beats and fiery lyrical content. With Premo, MF DOOM, Ghost McGrady, J-Dilla to
name a few on the boards and Que Hampton and Raz Fresco the only guest
appearances, this is a winning ticket. Recently the pool of young MC’s 15-24 is
getting wider and they’re hungry to get into the hip hop game. Only a few young
MC’S like Joey Badass can get it in but don’t count Bishop out, he is
definitely worth checking. Here is a synopsis of the album.
The Music (Intro): 5 out of 5---straight
fire track with the horn samples. Rhymes on point, this is definitely how the
album supposed to start.
Leak
Lights: 5 out of 5---a great laced track produced by newcomer Ghost McGrady.
Bishop is on point with his lyrical delivery.
Fickle
Minds: 5 out of 5---a 2Pac influenced track laced up perfection under the Ghost
McGrady production. Bishop goes ape style with his fiery rhymes warning about
people’s wishy washy mentality.
Lemon
Grass: 5 out of 5---love the Juice introduction as MF Doom complements with
Bishop’s lyrical content.
Misruled
Order (featuring Que Hampton): 5 out of 5---one of the favorite tracks on the
album! Ghost McGrady tight production with Bishop and Hampton spit verses on
some New World version of the hood. Intense visual imagination! STRAIGHT FIRE!
Y.E.T.:
5 out of 5---the bassline hooked up by Madlib is outstanding. Bishop spits on
the love tip on this track.
Languages:
5 out of 5---old school beat meet new school lyrical delivery; Bishop on a
Premo beat. PRICELESS!
Moon
and Stars (featuring Raz Fresco): 5 out of 5---this is another straight fire
track as Bishop joins forces with producer Raz Fresco. the kicks and the high
hats made this production phenomenal. Bishop lyrics matches this beat really
well: corrupt niggas must feel like they’re getting something from me, since I’m
getting money even elders are acting funny/and honeys are no longer dummies,
remember when I was bummy/no clothes with more foes…that’s it I’m weak from the
profound lyrics sharper than machete blades.
Her
Ballad (Dymeclin): 5 out of 5---a very dark piano beat with matching kicks and
snares to it. This is definitely right up Bishop’s alley.
S.S.S.
(Split Society Syndrome): 4.5 out of 5---the self-produced track is smooth and
straight to the point, love the lyrics on this one.
Sweet
Lips: 5 out of 5---another love track this time produced by the late J-Dilla. Bishop
definitely knows how to pick beats to flow on. This is definitely on point.
Welcome
(featuring Que Hampton): 5 out of 5---Another Bishop and Hampton combo on the
late J-Dilla beat. Awesome duo track reminds me how a two person track should
really be done.
Elder
Blossoms: 5 out of 5---now this is how you end an album. This is a feel good
beat with the horns in the background as MF DOOM gives another awesome beat. It
has a mature blend as Bishop looks at the better things in life. This is a
track for people of all ages can bob their heads to.
Strong
Tracks: “Leak Lights”, “Fickle Minds”, “Misruled Order”, “Lemon Grass”,
“Moon and Stars”, “Welcome”, “Elder Blossoms”
Weak
Tracks: None
Rating:
out of Go peep the video by Bishop Nehru featuring Que Hampton "Misruled Order". Track is serious, go download the album straight fire!
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