The East Coast rapper known as Glitch
Arsonist G5 has released his latest LP album, “The Great
Tribulation.” The record is composed of 9 original tracks for an
approximate total listening time of 30 minutes. It is the most recent
official release from Glitch Arsonist since his spring 2013 album,
“Ten Years of Writing.” Both LPs are produced and distributed on
New York's independent music label, the Establishment Records. Backed
with unstoppable beats, bass, rhymes and lines, “The Great
Tribulation” is the latest in what is sure to be a long series of
titanic records from Glitch Arsonist G5.
Glitch Arsonist cites as main artistic
influences only one legendary rapper, Nas.
“I used to always try to top Nas'
album lyrically after every [album] he dropped,” writes Glitch
Arsonist. “He used to put me in the real lyrical mood and mental
state and would have me rapping about similar content.”
Intuitively, “The Great Tribulation”
is packed with many of the same attributes and qualities which have
made Nas' music so integral to the lasting power of the hip-hop
movement. Glitch Arsonist's thought-provoking lyrics, aggressive
vocal delivery and pounding, thumping back beats drive his record
from start to finish like a steam engine gone off the rails. His
long-standing promise to restore the rap scene to its former glory by
bringing back the “REAL hip hop” sound was partially fulfilled by
“Ten Years of Writing,” and “The Great Tribulation” brings
his goal even closer.
Glitch Arsonist G5 got his start by
recording “dis” records during the Nas / Jay-Z feud in the early
2000s.
“During that era my 'hood was split
up into record labels (cliques, groups),” writes Glitch, “and we
were all making dis records at each other at my niggaz crib on his
karaoke machine. We used to go outside with a radio playing our songs
to get a response for it, to see how good it was and for bragging
rights and competition.”
The response, as it turned out, was
strong. By the time he was 15, Glitch had attracted the attention of
a manager.
“He pushed me to record my first
album and make songs. He got me the beats and I used to rap my songs
to him in his car when he came through to see if it was good enough
to record in the studio. They were always good enough to record, but
that helped me keep my skills sharp and to try to produce my best
work, as well as using his guidance to learn how to perfect and
master the recording process.”
Glitch Arsonist printed 1000 CDs and
sold them on the street. 700 albums deep, everything started to fall
into place. His latest record is undoubtedly his greatest work to
date, founded on more than ten years of writing, rapping, and putting
everything he's got into making straight-up, heavy-hitting hip-hop
records.
“The Great Tribulation” by Glitch
Arsonist G5 is available online worldwide.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
“The Great Tribulation” by
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