Tha Pantheon, by Body Bag Ben, JR Swiftz

Tha Pantheon

by Body Bag Ben, JR Swiftz

supported by

mb_boston Anyone sleeping on BodyBagBen & JR Swiftz, this fire is the wake up call 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$10 USD or more

1.	Not Like Me 03:56	buy track
2.	Drug Dealer Muzic 04:03	buy track
3.	Ski Mask 04:12	buy track
4.	Broken Bottles 03:52	buy track
5.	Fuck Ya Life 03:54	buy track
6.	Catch a Case 04:07	buy track
7.	GTFOH 03:27	buy track
8.	The Lookout 03:53	buy track
9.	Open Casket (feat. NapsNDreds, Supreme Cerebral) 04:37	buy track
10.	Lay Em in a Body Bag (feat. Milano Constantine) 03:44	buy track

about

Oxnard’s own Body Bag Ben continues his trajectory with his latest collaborative body of work, Tha Pantheon. This time around the producer/emcee extraordinaire connects with the Brooklyn beatsmith, JR Swiftz, whose previous credits include Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, Elzhi, Armai Caesar, Skyzoo, Papoose, Che Noir, and more. The ten-track body of work epitomizes the new school wave of underground boom-bap that both artists have been pushing forward since they jumped on the scene. Consider this the audio equivalent of Godzilla versus King Kong. 
“This just a victory lap at this point,” says Ben as he continues to dominate the underground ranks. The duo lay the groundwork with the album opener, “Not Like Me” with an east meets west type vibe that sets the tone for what’s to come. Ben splashes over JR’s melodic chords and hard-hitting drums, with clever wordplay.

In addition to vocals duties, and handling all the cuts, Ben arranged the album to give it a cinematic feel from start to finish. The record abounds with intros/outros and various dialogue sequences that give the album a cinematically tailored feel.

Other standouts include the lyrically charged head nodder, “Ski Mask,” chockful of bars that are highlighted with cruel intentions: “Literally spit drugs, check the toxicity, [huh] the pen-tip drippin’ acidity / Efficiently buy it back, got it double the price, do it religiously, the holy trinity [mother f*cker].”

As if the two titans joining forces wasn’t enough, the pairing call upon the lyrical wizardry of NapsNdreds and Supreme Cerebral on “Open Casket,” and D.I.T.C spitter Milano Constantine on the closer, “Lay Em in a Body Bag,” both of which up the ante on an already super charged collaboration.

The Pantheon is available through all major digital retailers and streaming platforms via Body Bag Productions in partnership with Fat Beats.

credits

released October 21, 2022

license

about

BodyBagBen Oxnard, California

contact / help

Contact BodyBagBen

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Tha Pantheon, you may also like:

sleep paralysis
by BIGMUTHA

The rapper’s latest marries the sounds of Southern rap music to the frenetic pulse of UK rave. Bandcamp Album of the Day Apr 23, 2024
go to album
Buckets
by Bobbyy

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 23, 2024
go to album
Mum, Pray for Your Son
by Oscar #Worldpeace

UK rapper and composer Oscar reconnects with his youth on a sleek, diaristic LP influenced by ’90s hip-hop and '00s R&B. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 21, 2024
go to album
Unhealed
by Cook Ski

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 19, 2024
go to album
NxBoDies
by i.F. (Chuuwee & iMAGiNARY OTHER)

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 19, 2024
go to album
CÀIRDEAS
by Codenine & Chronic Tone

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 19, 2024
go to album
The Three-Body Solution
by Kevtendencies

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 19, 2024
go to album