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Borleone is one of those rappers whose music drifts in and out of my life, and whenever I return to his catalog I wonder why I’m not listening to him all of the time. That happened to me this week when I found myself clicking through old mixtapes on the Suitland, Maryland rapper’s SoundCloud page, where his tight, whispery delivery is laid over beats that are sometimes funky, sometimes soulful, and sometimes sound like they could soundtrack a slasher flick. “Deadman Walking” is his most recent single, and he sounds like he’s recounting a horror story over the hazy beat. His grim raps are more effective over the course of a mixtape—I suggest 2020’s atmospheric Do or Die—but this will do for now.
With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace, it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily post to highlight the song you need to hear.
Check out previous Ones, and listen to new rap from Borleone and more on our Spotify playlist.
