When discussing boom-bap Hip-Hop in Southern California, you need look no further than Oxnard’s own Mic Bles, and when speaking on a global underground counterpart, then you would soon discover Regensburg, Germany’s Bavarian MC/Producer Maniac.
Both have continuously produced amazing bodies of work over the years, with a significant contribution to the overall Hip-Hop landscape in their respective regions. The two would eventually cross paths while on tour, igniting a Hip-Hop camaraderie, which as a result would eventually lead to their new joint EP “Artist Official Intelligence.”
The LP provides a soundscape of Maniac’s fresh, punchy drums and loops riding beneath Bles‘ signature raw vocals with a lyrically loaded delivery. Backed by the hard cuts and samples of renowned DJ Tone Spliff, the project boasts collaborations from respective MCs: Halfcut, Omega Nova, The Pure Order (Gods Gift & Nemesis), with Maniac also providing some ill bar work over a couple joints as well. The result produced an unforgettable combination and a potent dose of boombappery yet to be heard in 2025.
