A mix-tape of ferociously comprised lyrics divided among three emcees: Everlast, Sick Jacken, and Divine Styler. It seems as though after a few years of being back with House of Pain that Everlast has put away his guitar in exchange for raw and modernized lyrics. War Porn was produced by Divine Styler and adamantly displays the success of his multi-tasking. Between production and his contributions in the booth, Styler made this record sound utterly unique. Sick Jacken (known mainly for his work with The Psycho Realm) did not stray from bringing the heat to the tracks. Bars on bars carry each song flawlessly and with Jacken's tone and lyrics they add to the vibe of this album.
Basically anything produced with this quality could easily carry itself with no features. Yet we see a few features from big names such as Big Daddy Kane, Vinny Paz, B-Real, Gravity Christ, and Rakaa. The tracks fit each one of their flows as though they were stray puzzle pieces and landed right in the perfect place. "Keep Your Distance" contains Big Daddy Kane and is accompanied by a bouncy guitar riff for both him and the trio to obliterate lyrically. "Warporn Industry" includes B-Real of Cypress Hill fame re-uniting with his SOUL ASSASSIN family for an amazing track. Each track features a smooth instrumental that the trifecta of rappers endlessly slaughter. "Dazed and Confused" samples the Led Zeppelin song that shares the same title and contains lyrical themes depicting drug use...hence the dazed and confused aspect. It's hands down one of my favorite cuts that made the mix-tape. "Laviathon" combines lyrics with a bluesy riff complete with horns and organ chords. Strangely the perfect instrumental to associate Everlast with. War Porn reminds one of Everlast while he was alongside La Coka Nostra. The same level of intensity gets put on display yet the themes are essentially different. War Porn features more realistic and down to earth content and are not all relative to cocaine. It would have been mind-blowing to see a feature from one of the members of LCN like Slaine or Ill Bill. It seems as though Everlast is looking to branch out from working with who he had previously collaborated with in an attempt to switch things up and it seems to be working perfectly.
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J.simpsonLead photographer over at Hardcore Shots Archives
June 2017
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