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Bishop Nehru is an 18 year old rapper that has been making some noise for the last couple of years, mostly online. He had released some tracks over a few MF Doom instrumentals, and Doom took notice in a positive way. Apparently, the two artists are now close, close enough to collaborate on their new album NehruvianDoom. (Cop NehruvianDoom here ). Since it just dropped, of course I have to present you with this NehruvianDoom review!

Intro – The intro comes through in true Doom fashion. Without even seeing the tracklist or production credits, you can already tell we’re going for a very Doomish vibe with the vocal singing sample, movie clips and choppy boom-bap drum programming.

– The intro comes through in true Doom fashion. Without even seeing the tracklist or production credits, you can already tell we’re going for a very Doomish vibe with the vocal singing sample, movie clips and choppy boom-bap drum programming. Om – We get a smooth beat fading in with Doom on the hook. Nehru comes through with a decent verse. He sounds a tad out of breath on this one (and on other tracks as well) and it is immediately apparent that he’s a more straightforward rapper than Doom.

– We get a smooth beat fading in with Doom on the hook. Nehru comes through with a decent verse. He sounds a tad out of breath on this one (and on other tracks as well) and it is immediately apparent that he’s a more straightforward rapper than Doom. Mean The Most – Here we find a jazzy beat with a dope horn sample, and we get Nehru with some verses about a lady he’s feelin.

– Here we find a jazzy beat with a dope horn sample, and we get Nehru with some verses about a lady he’s feelin. So Alone – Nehru sings his own hook over a smooth beat with the quiet storm-ish flute sample and some trippy wah effect type stuff in the background. More straight up raps from the Bishop where he talks about needing a friend.

– Nehru sings his own hook over a smooth beat with the quiet storm-ish flute sample and some trippy wah effect type stuff in the background. More straight up raps from the Bishop where he talks about needing a friend. Darkness – Standout track! We get a dope funky bassline leading this one, then some horn samples come in over the top, very dope!!!! The raps are once again straightforward but Nehru sounds less like he’s chasing the beat on this track than on others.

– Standout track! We get a dope funky bassline leading this one, then some horn samples come in over the top, very dope!!!! The raps are once again straightforward but Nehru sounds less like he’s chasing the beat on this track than on others. Coming For You – Doom drops the hand clap snare, wahs, a vibraphone-like noise and a sample of some chanting, all in all a very strange beat, but also very dope. Nehru kicks some nice verses as well on this one, another standout track.

– Doom drops the hand clap snare, wahs, a vibraphone-like noise and a sample of some chanting, all in all a very strange beat, but also very dope. Nehru kicks some nice verses as well on this one, another standout track. Caskets – We get a Doom verse here over a funky bassline with some wah guitar. Both Doom and Nehru bring it on this track!

– We get a Doom verse here over a funky bassline with some wah guitar. Both Doom and Nehru bring it on this track! Great Things – You don’t generally hear too many “happy” sounding hip hop tracks, but the synths on this beat combined with Bishop rapping about how he’s a natural at rapping make this one definitely give off that sunny vibe.

– You don’t generally hear too many “happy” sounding hip hop tracks, but the synths on this beat combined with Bishop rapping about how he’s a natural at rapping make this one definitely give off that sunny vibe. Disastrous – I’m hearing a vocal sample with a funky beat behind it. Very dope, although it basically sounds like a straight up loop. Nehru drops a nice verse and then Doom takes us out at the end with some bars.

Conclusion

Beats: 4 out of 5 (We have typical MF Doom sounds all over this album. From the too-long talking segments to the choppy drum sounds and boom bap patterns, I felt like I was listening to some unreleased Mm…Food beats. Not that any of this is a bad thing, I’m usually feeling most MF Doom productions.)

Raps: 3.5 out of 5 (Nehru is a much more straightforward rapper than MF Doom. The negatives to this is that when I’m hearing Doom beats with the occasional Doom verse, I’m expecting some lyrical stream of consciousness sounding stuff, so it sounds a little weird with a more “basic” rapper flowing on some of these tracks. Also, Nehru seems out of breath on a lot of the tracks, like he’s trying to catch up to the beat. On the positive side, the more simple lyrical content allows Nehru to stick on topic a lot better than Doom typically does on his tracks. On the few topic based cuts on here, Nehru really gets a chance to shine.)

Overall: 3.75 out of 5 (Darkness, Coming For You, and Caskets are I think my favorite three tracks on this album. While Nehru’s simple rapping and Doom’s abstract interludes kill it for me a little bit, overall I feel like I’m listening to some dope authentic hip hop and I would definitely recommend this album to fans of either artists. Although, if you’re more of a Doom fan, you’ll probably be copping more for the beats and the couple of Doom verses.)

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