Marcus Christ delivered high-octane hip-hop salvation with his fiercest release to date, Get the Haters Back. The Los Angeles-based rapper has always had a feel for gritty storytelling and streetwise lyricism, but after time away from the studio, he returns with a deeper charge behind the bars. Part of that renewed drive came through the encouragement of K.B., whose belief in his talent helped reignite his passion for music, and you can hear that renewed hunger all over this track.
Between the cinematic strings opening up the production into an expansive panorama of fortitude and fire, the rapid tempo, the way the beats stamp conviction into the mix, and Marcus Christ’s ability to assert himself as a larger-than-life conduit of visceral intensity through his infectiously cadenced bars, Get the Haters Back is locked and loaded with emotion and volition. In the track, spite transitions into purpose and passion, and that switch-up in mindset slams through your speakers as you listen to the sleek, pulsative mix produced by Morte Beatz. Fans of hard-edged, motivational hip-hop with real cinematic scope will get a proper kick out of this.
Get the Haters Back is now available on all major streaming platforms, including SoundCloud.
Review by Amelia Vandergast
