PROMISED LAND - Proklaim (Rap) Today we get our nineteenth track from Proklaim, “Promised Land”, a song that revisits the soul sample boombap beats era of hiphop from artists like Slum Village, early Kanye West and Talib Kweli. We also felt even older influences on this one, the flow feels very Fugees, often times evoking tracks from Lauryn Hill like “Lost Ones” or even “If I Ruled The World.” It’s a bumping groove for sure, Proklaim dispensing with his tried and true vocal layer chants this time in favor of hitting his rapid fire spit right out of the gate, relentless until the song’s conclusion. This one is one longing for the old school.
Best Lyric: “Most people only want to take.“