Devine Carama and Amadeus360 are ‘Guardians Of The Growth Bap’ on their new collaboration album
The Emmy-winning emcee and Brooklyn producer’s new collaborative album faucets Sadat X, Termanology, Craig G, and extra for an ode to Hip-Hop’s “Golden Period”
“The drums need to smack,” says DJ Premier.
“The ‘growth’ is the kick drum and the ‘bap’ is the snare. Growth bap is a mode of music the place the drums are extremely emphasised… there’s an aggressive marching, driving, dramatic rhythm to the manufacturing itself,” says KRS-One.
Whereas a transparent definition of the subgenre may be elusive, one factor is for sure: Growth Bap has lengthy been part of Hip-Hop’s DNA, and its sound is unmistakable.
Producer Amadeus360 first got down to cement his legacy within the pantheon of torchbearers for the uncooked, gritty type along with his 2023 magnum opus, ‘The MPC Jedi‘.
In distinction to the throng of cross-generational spitters featured throughout that album’s 18 tracks, Amadeus locks in with Emmy-winning rapper Devine Carama for Guardians of the Growth Bap.
Launched right this moment (6.13.2025) by way of Soulspazm, the brand new album serves as a full, concise physique of labor devoted to the naked necessities of Hip-Hop’s “Golden Period”.
“We would like listeners to get that very same feeling they acquired listening to hip-hop within the 90’s,” Carama explains. “Simply beats, rhymes, and life.”
As an activist, youth advocate, revealed writer, and faculty professor, Carama’s socially aware tenor shines all through the album.
“I’m a sucker for an actual lyricist, and Devine is an animal on the mic,” says Amadeus.
For familiarity, the self-proclaimed “Beat King” faucets legends corresponding to Craig G, Sadat X, and extra who contribute fervent visitor verses to album standouts corresponding to “Respect Due” and “Hip Hop Commandments”.
“On this present state of fast-food manufacturing and lack of respect for actual producers and MCs, it was essential to us to proceed the custom of making actual boom-bap music and to proceed to ensure this music by no means goes wherever.” – Amadeus360
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Amadeus360 and Devine Carama’s ‘Guardians Of The Growth Bap’ album can be accessible now to stream and cop on all main digital streaming platforms
