Cannibal Ox ‎– The Cold Vein (2001)

November 18, 2020

This is an absolute beauty of a hip hop album. Ever since Immortal Technique spat “just like my nigga Vast Aire from Cann Ox said, if you don’t like the smell of burning meat then get the fuck off the planet” I’ve had this group listed down to check out. In true LIW fashion of course, that ended up taking me a considerable amount of time but it was worth the wait.

The beats on this thing are just an absolute pleasure to listen to. Good hip hop beats are one of the simple pleasures in life I’m sure. Couple that with incredible flows and some interesting vibes and you really can’t go far wrong. Lyrical swords, gentlemen!