This is the first exclusive I’ve had for a while. NW DC’s G5 Clive reached out and asked me to sponsor the tape, and I was all about it. The newest installment from Clive is Reign Cheque. The entire thing takes place in new age Washington. Clive says, “Following the war between the light and the right, the kings and queens (us) are rhyming/living to take our kingdom back. Its a kinda dark album, with $30 million dollars  in it. The theme is basically “royalty, and futuristic rap.”

Wow. Do I need to say much more? Oh, maybe Clive can explain the fitting title for the mixtape. “It’s called Reign Cheque because it’s a play on words, and on the themes. It’s like I’m checking on the status of our rule, our governing. Also, rain check means ‘some other time’, so I’m saying, all the wack shit can take a rain check.”

True. My hometown heroes, M1 Platoon, are featured all over the tape, so consider that a treat for those waiting for their next joint to drop. Also, the profesionally recorded tape is a first for Clive, who previously worked on his music in home studios. It’s a first of many milestones to come in the young man’s career.

In typical G5 fashion, he has a thorough lineup of crazy producers to keep the sound on some next level stuff. Like some of the best backpacker / underground / real hip hop production I’ve heard in a long time. Metaphysical, Banquo Bangs, Choc, Vaughn G (formally Arafat Yates), Crysis, Matt Cody, Johnny5, Rasneb, Napalm, Jiles, and my fellow blogger and rival private school atendee Fundamental all contributed to this project.

I know I wrote a lot, but I think everybody should hear this project. All my DC folks, you may even hear your name on the track, especially if you roll with the rest of the uptown roamers. Ha. Check the preview, and download the tape below. Trust me. Space Ship Music INDEED!!!

DOWNLOAD: G5 Clive – Reign Cheque [Mixtape]

PREVIOUSLY: Summa of ’88 [Mixtape] | The Social Class [Mixtape]

Tracklisting below, after the jump.

The artwork is a bit messed up, because it’s missing a track 11, and there are 22 songs, not 16, but I’m still throwing it up because it looks cool. Ha.

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