“For those who don’t get cash, you’ll endure.” That’s the primary line on “Booga,” and Cench isn’t taking part in. Launched November 27 as his first solo drop since Can’t Rush Greatness hits like he by no means left, sampling Sonder’s “Too Quick” and flipping it into one thing that solely works in West London arms.
Roddy Beatz, arthur bean, Younger Chencs and smokey.jam constructed a beat that lets the 808s breathe whereas these hi-hats keep relentless.
Central Cee strikes between melodic, virtually conversational flows after which snaps into rapid-fire drill mode with out the observe ever feeling disjointed.
One second he’s easy, the subsequent he’s reducing by means of the beat with precision. That versatility is what retains you replaying.
The bars land tougher. “I made off rap, I’m secure, I executed it no label” isn’t only a flex, it’s his entire story compressed into one line.
That impartial grind reads genuine as a result of it’s. When he says “The meat ting’s boring, I simply need mula,” you imagine him. He’s previous the manufactured drama, laser-focused on what really issues.
Throwing in a nod to French rapper Booba and switching to Somali (“I find out about xabsi, lacag iyo naas”) provides layers most UK artists wouldn’t suppose to incorporate.
The Don.Prod visible brings Skepta, FinesseKid and Cole Palmer into body, which feels much less like clout-chasing and extra like Cench transferring in circles the place footballers and dirt legends coexist naturally.
That is what retains Central Cee forward: he appears like himself, not whoever’s trending this week.
