The Ones: Los and Topside's "Hit 'Em With That Fye"
Los and Topside
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By Alphonse Pierre
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Los and Topside - "Hit 'Em With That Fye"
Los sounds like he would be the fourth or fifth verse on a late '90s No Limit Records posse cut; the Detroit rapper's husky voice often makes me wonder if he's done a deep dive into Fiend's catalog. It's a style which has come alive through his partnership with producer Topside, who laces Los with breezy and funky beats suited for his crime sagas. On "Hit 'Em With That Fye," Topside's instrumental is tense, fitting Los' paranoia, which has driven him toward a sketchy get-rich-quick scheme. "I say I got a show, she thinks she skippin' town with me," he raps multiple times on the track as if everything has gone wrong, and he's on the run like George Clooney in Out of Sight. It's a street fantasy so detailed that there must be some truth to it.
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