Malak Shalom aka Shavirus leaps into the spotlight, takes off his hat and gallops head first with his new single “The Hip Hop Wrangler.” This track combines a gun-slinging western banger feel with hip hop, consisting of vintage cowboy images and innovative rap attitude. It’s a nice creative touch and an amusing experiment which shifts the song into more adventurous territories, bringing this hip-hop styled cut to something larger than life, the song becomes very cinematic.
What makes “The Hip Hop Wrangler” so compelling is the shameless mixture of its subject matter. Shavirus repurposes familiar western symbols to signify something new, ambition, confidence, the desiring subject proving its worth. The song is like a journey across open spaces, but it’s actually about the mentality one develops when they start to step up and take charge.
That Shavirus is able to establish such a strong persona without flashy production or novel gimmicks is telling. It’s one of those songs that stays with you because the imagery is so clear, like you can almost see dust getting kicked up as he rides toward his goals. Malak Shalom aka Shavirus isn’t afraid to bring some new colors to hip-hop on “The Hip Hop Wrangler.” This is a statement, the modern day cowboy is here, and he’s arriving in horsepower.
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