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Photo by Bill X Czarface, the hip hop supergroup featuring Inspectah Deck, 7L, and Esoteric, is back with an upcoming album. For the first single off the album, the group brought in New York based MC Nems. While most other Wu-Tang Clan projects sound like Wu-Tang, Czarface has never quite sounded as much like the hip hop icons. Maybe it's because Czarface is more comic book inspired than kung-fu film inspired, but "You Know My Style" sounds like its very own thing. These days December is usually a wasteland of musical new releases, but Czarface are going to make sure music journalists don't pre-write their year end lists until well into December this year. Esoteric says of the collaboration with Nems: "Having known Nems for years, this collaboration was way overdue, and we knew he'd deliver what we've all cut our teeth on, that East Coast raw shit.  We're excited about sharing it with the masses. ”  You can watch the video for "You Know My Style...

Next year will see the release of a collaborative album from NEMS and Scram Jones, and the new single also features Wu-Tang Clan legend Ghostface Killa. If you're a classic Wu-Tang Clan fan, chances are you're going to get into "Don't Ever Disrespect Me." It has that classic hip hop feel while having a modern sheen, and almost a space age vibe to it. It's the kind of sound that reminds me of what people in the 1960's and 1970's thought the future (aka now) would sound like. As you probably know, modern hip hop that hearkens back to classic hip hop is kind of a sweet spot for me. I should mention that some lyrics in "Don't Ever Disrespect Me" will seem misogynistic through 2022 eyes, so keep that in mind while listening. You can listen to "Don't Ever Disrespect Me" below. Rise of the Silverback is due out in early 2023. For more on NEMS, check out his Twitter . For Scram Jones, you can also find him on Twitter .