Hip hop with a cold, swung boom-bap pocket and gritty midtempo bounce; verses ride sparse drums, chopped bass, and a cracked piano phrase, pre-chorus tightens with filtered percussion and rising hats, chorus opens with stacked unison chant and short stop-time hits. Dry close-mic lead, doubled hook lines, a few ad-lib echoes, tape hiss lifts between sections, bright punchy mix with a dusty underground edge., hip hop