Chester Watson has been a buzzing name in the underground and the Florida circuit over the past few years but it was in October 2020 that he finally unveiled his debut studio album, A Japanese Horror Film. The Japanese influence on the project was heavy as he brought that element into his world in Miami.
This morning, he returned with a brand new project to follow up A Japanese Horror Film, titled, 1997. One of the standouts on the 9-track project is Watson's collaboration with Detroit's Danny Brown on "Grip Reaper Low Tops." The eerie vocal samples and heavy drums hit hard as Watson's laid-back, stream-of-consciousness flow commands attention. Danny slides in on the second verse with his high-pitch, nasally flow with nostalgic references to his upbringing in Detroit.
Quotable Lyrics
See death in a meeting
Won't stop, exclusive Travis Scott's
Grim reaper low tops
Bumpin' Madvillain,
Got the task force in the spot with me
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