#eco$ystem

First up, suss the video for “BAG”. This ECO track which features OCEAN & PHANTOM bangssss.

Melbourne rappers GS PHANTOM and ECO$YSTEM could blow up off their outfits alone. To outsiders, that’s the first thing they notice. But the real ones recognise they have true musical talent, flexing flows and sensibilities reminiscent of American trap influencers like Ugly God, Carti, Tay K & SOB RBE.

Here’s PHANTOM’s “GS PHANTOM DRIP” video - a RIC FLAIR REMIX showcasing the mans trademark sexually explicit punchlines delivered with a soothing icey coolness.

Three days ago ECO dropped the video for his new new “GELATO” which flaunts a fast-paced, yet subdued flow. The crisp visuals feature a maturing ECO$YSTEM, telling it straight in a grocery store.

We haven’t heard a track this hot since PRONTO & MTK dropped “NIKES”. Bumped into ECO & THEB at the FITZROY CLUBHOUSE recently when we were working on some top secret TG stuff. The man was recording some impressive new tracks and stopped for a minute to play us “BLOCK 2 HOT”.

If that opening verse from JAYE (aka BADBOYJAY) doesn’t have you dabbing immediately you’re crazy. This guy is another new-new-wave Melbourne rapper who has dropped heat in the past, but on “BLOCK 2 HOT” he’s announcing himself as a standout in Melbourne's exploding underground rap scene. Did I mention he produced this as well?

ECO$YSTEM has been a TG favourite for a long time. As you can hear, his style sits somewhere on the spectrum between OL’ DIRTY BASTARD, PLAYBOI CARTI & SKI MASK THE SLUMP GOD. Listen as the man comes in hard to a dope “Kwa’Pow” ad lib with some clever phrasing and tight, sonically rich delivery. “WE PAVED THE WAVE AND YOU COPIED THAT SHIT” - say no more.

THEBNARLYR ends the track with some straight genius off the cuff lines… “I NEED THE PLUG LIKE A SOCKET”, “HOT LIKE A SOUP”, “CLEAN UP YOUR SHIT YOU A MAID BRO”, just to name a few. THEB is another member of this lil movement (which also includes WATERBOYBENJY & more). Here’s yet another artist with a tonne to offer to the local scene. What impact will he have? Only time will tell.