Written By Monte Hieke
We on that HipRock! 19 year old Sir HipRock aka AlmightyMansa recently followed up his monstrous project “YDKM 2”. The artist who is known to drop consistently with projects, visuals, and bangers, garnered well over 1,000,000 streams on SoundCloud alone just last year, having projects “High Summer 3”, “19inastu”, & “GleeshRoxk” with D Peso under his belt. Appearing to take some time off, rocking shows, and a few visuals after the release of his last project until the release of “Late Nights”. Those who listen to Sir HipRock know of his work ethic and whenever he releases new music it typically leads to something big. Though “YDKM 2” was a display of the artist’s star like quality in the DMV, it appears his latest release “Really Aktive” is more skill oriented. The young artist doesn’t appear to let up for a second through out with lyrical skill or charisma. 12 tracks strong the project has a multitude of features this time around from Liteease, Baby Slime, Labi, 4manuno, Lil Vision, with production from FendFlip, Liteease and guest appearances from long time collaborators SxnnyBrim & ABBJosh.
(Performing: Sir HipRock Right of him: Sxnny Brim)
Sir HipRock is a phenom unlike any other developing a flow that can fit on any beat seemingly with ease. His unorthodox rhyme scheme is only pushed further on this project. The tracks “Struggle Muzik”, “Bringin’ It Back”, and “Fight Night” are prime examples, showing cerebral execution over more traditional R&B/Hip-Hop beats. Sir HipRock is a rapper’s rapper, not only being able to rep where he’s from through style and cadence but having the bars to back it up. When you think he’s in a box he guides you to a new viewpoint with tracks like “Walk”, “Waze”,and “IDK” which features a stand out verse from Sxnny Brim. Other stand out features come from Baby Slime on “No Reason”, & 4manuno throughout the project shows up to show out!
Notable Tracks & Lyrics:
Struggle Muzik:
“Let me tell y’all niggas a story about a real
n*gga
I ain’t really f*ckin wit n*ggas
that ain’t even focused on figures
I’m posted up in the trenches
I ain’t really takin pictures
Stuck in a crab bowl
Lot of n*ggas ain’t wit it”
“He ain’t wit no action
he just thought this whole life was scripted
we breaking down codes everyday
we found the encryption”
“I got homies in the cell
they just used to watching walls
I can’t even trust my day one
he just want to see me fall”
“I’m in the game like Pooch Hall”
“Thinking I was ready
put my suit on going to the casket
Look down seen bro
shit I couldn’t have it”
“The opps lives
we gone grab it
they said they was smoking on bro?
I’m a let this s*t blow!”
“This the type of pain you feel
when you 19 and gangsta”
“We ain’t never had sh*t man”
Waze Ft. Liteease:
“1 way
2 ways
3 waze
4 waze
I’m a get paid
these b*tches on dicks
can’t be saved
coming to my show you better rave
I wife me a b*tch she better behave
I walk in this b*tch alias no name”
“Free all my n*ggas out the chain gang”
“My b*tch gone dance in the rain
lil Saint”
“I stayed down
been through a whole lot of pain”
“Seeing blue faces
but I just want more
I remember we walked everywhere
we was poor”
“Number 1 junkie
got me on speed dial
A nigga say he in the streets check his file”
No Reason Ft. Baby Slime:
“Sliming n*ggas
if they think they finessing
If you walking wit me bitch
B*tch you know it’s a blessing
I ain’t fuvkin wit n*ggas
who keep on stressing”
“He tried to reach
he just got pop
1 2 hit his ass
make’em do a hop
when I walk in this b*tch
they gone know Sir HipRock”
“She say she love me
swear to god she can’t stay”
“We gone smack him out two times
It’s a replay!”
Baby Slime:
“Get hit wit a stick
if I think that he reaching
if I hit a lick
you should know it’s completed”
“He said he the plug
but we know he the middle man
You broke and I’m not
you can’t call me yo little man
I’m beating a case
I feel like I’m George Zimmerman”
“We got who we want
we spinning for the rest”
“I beat up the cheeks
I get charged for abusing”
It’s not a stretch to say the artist had found a balance in his music, evolving his ability to tell stories and make you feel what he feels through his music. Taking his craft in yet another direction, he gets into his retrospective bag on quite a few tracks, he has always done this to a degree in his music but he’s found a way to advance it. Though of course there is still plenty of aggressive lyrics, trap vibes, and that DMV slang we expect from the artist. “Really Aktive” is a spectacle to say the least, showcasing his innovative nature and top tier artistry. Check out this hot new project down below! As well as more about the artist by clicking here , this is one for the books!