Apollo Brown, Ras Kass and Pharoahe Monch on H2O

Apollo Brown, Ras Kass and Pharoahe Monch on H2O Detroit producer Apollo Brown whipped up another murderous song, called 'H2O'. The featuring is a mind-fuck of a deal they're giving us, because they all are well over 30 experienced emcees: Ras Kass, Pharoahe Monch and Rakaa Iriscience.

The song ain't no walk in the park either. We know Brown's appetite for the classics, growin' up on Journey, The Carpenters and other bands like that, he samples this track with another oldie, that goes like this 'Memories light the corners of my mind, misty water-colored memories'. If that doesn't ring any bells, then you skipped the 70' and 80'.

Rappers in this mix go hard at the tweeting and status-munching rappers, invoke figures like Cornel West and KRS-One, derailed the track to a more sophisticated scientific verse, and then bring it back to the core: reflect, keep pedaling that brain matter, cause what you lived and what you learned from way back before you were born equals jack squat if you don't merge it all together.

Before you give the song a quick listen, stop and listen to Apollo Brown's 'Cellophane Cypher'. It seems none of the big lyrics sites haven't highlighted this freestyle, and that's a major shame. Quelle Chris, Ras Kass, Cavalier, Has-Lo and yU, names that enter through the industry's back door and break it down in the underground. None of that 50 Cent, Rick Ross, politically correct rap, official all you can eat rap. This is a lengthy digestive live spitten track, filmed in a NYC park.