![]() ![]() His traumas are decades into the past, but he still lives with them, and he uses the Bible as a way to think about them: “The lepers infected us, said it was medicine/ Well, life’s tribe’ll fight for survival that’s all it’s ever been.” On Descendants Of Cain, Ka pulls samples from old Biblical epics - The Robe, The Ten Commandments, The Bible: In The Beginning… - the way RZA mines kung-fu flicks. This is well-trod territory within rap music, but Ka makes every wound feel fresh. A microcosm of the album, “Collage” is the best display of Ka’s amazing rhythmic flow and is my favorite of his creative videos. Ka capitalized on the buzz by producing more videos in the coming months, including the astounding “Collage”, to preview the album’s February release. The video was an overnight sensation and exponentially expanded Ka’s small fan base. The song’s minimalistic beat and black and white visual contrasted perfectly with Ka’s intricate, vibrant wordplay “I own the night / The heat’s my receipt” to create a hypnotizing track. ![]() Fast forward to September of 2011 when Ka dropped the first single from Grief Pedigree “Cold Facts” via a self-made YouTube video. While Iron Works flashed glimpses of Ka’s meticulous wordplay and impressive storytelling, the production faltered and the album lacked direction. A survivor of New York’s mid 90’s underground hip hop scene as a member of the group Natural Elements, Ka released his solo debut Iron Works in 2008 to little fanfare. Ka’s Grief Pedigree is an album that seemingly came out of nowhere. ![]()
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