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Part of the martial-arts-themed album “Budo,” this track combines concepts of knowledge and mental boundaries. The lyrics use chess, combat, and street discipline as central metaphors. Art-Smoke raps over a beat by Area212db, which includes scratches from DJ Sim-H. The song focuses on mental resilience, tactical thinking, and underground culture.

Moroccan rapper Art-Smoke, featuring cuts by DJ Sim-H, writes a hardcore rap track built around Enkidu from the “Epic of Gilgamesh”. In the ancient myth, Enkidu evolves from a wild man into a wise companion. The lyrics use this figure as a metaphor for an independent street artist.

The “112 Bars” format means that the track consists of 112 poetic lines (bars) read in a continuous stream without the usual choruses. The subtitle “SOS” functions as a distress signal for modern society, with the lyrics urging listeners not to give up.

In the track, Menx targets youth culture, internet addiction, and superficial trends, while also criticizing the commercial music industry for promoting a destructive lifestyle.

Just like in his other works, the rapper defends the classic hip-hop format, criticizing “fake voices” and the industry’s lies.

“Senseï is music for crazy people with sincere souls.” The author says he writes tracks for ordinary people, hard workers, and those who have stayed true to themselves in this harsh world.

Focused on self-discovery and rejecting social expectations, “Pedestal” explores how human constructs change over time. Yugen uses the history of civilizations as a metaphor: people constantly build systems and social frameworks (pedestals) that start as grand symbols but end up restricting individual freedom.

The lyrics criticize the modern rat race and the exhaustion it causes. For Yugen, money can buy material things, but it cannot purchase a way out of a controlled system.

Produced by Greenfinch, this track focuses on the reality of severe drug addiction and the loss of dignity. The song uses a skydive without a parachute as a central metaphor, comparing the brief euphoria to a free fall before a fatal crash. Davodka strips away any glamour from substance abuse, focusing instead on the long-term destruction it leaves behind.

The rappers are basically asking “why” (Pourquoi) the world is the way it is, and why there’s so much hypocrisy, poverty, inequality, and cruelty out there. The track really shows how dedicated these artists are to the classic hip-hop vibe. It’s got this melancholic yet heavy feel to it, all thanks to the production by BimBambProd.

Produced by Illinformed, this track carries a dark, apocalyptic atmosphere, depicting modern society as a system close to collapse. “End Of Days” focuses on the underground hip-hop perspective of a bleak future. Instead of offering political solutions, the lyrics use complex rhyming and psychedelic metaphors to capture a sense of an inevitable end.

Produced by Misère Record, this is a melodic, melancholy French rap track. Cholo focuses on stagnation, routine, and survival in the French suburbs, referencing police raids and the shadow economy. The lyrics emphasize self-reliance, treating isolation as a way to protect oneself in an environment where people focus strictly on their own survival.

“Το Καλοκαίρι Του Φόβου” (“The Summer of Fear”) addresses digital automation, pandemic-era regulations, and political crises. The lyrics focus on the devaluation of human life, the silencing of migrant issues, and protest bans. Ultimately, the song captures social exhaustion and the shift toward apathy and nihilism.