Pittsburgh emcee Moemaw Naedon and producer NoCasino team up for a trippy new single/video, “Burnt Sidewalks,” that’s a witch’s brew of eldritch bars and swampy production.
The two like-minded artists hit it off after meeting at a Pittsburgh Beat Night event that NoCasino had started curating. They also shared a mutual appreciation for one another’s music, which led to NoCasino asking Moemaw if he’d rap over one of his beats for an upcoming album. The result is “Burnt Sidewalks,” a track bursting with evocative lyrics like “Burnt sidewalks from the slime drops/ Of a martini-sippin’ trench coat cyclops.”
Despite his relaxed cadence, Naedon evokes anything but calm in the new single “Burnt Sidewalks.” Thanks to a hypnotic beat provided by NoCasino, Naedon’s words are able to form worlds as he nimbly navigates neck-breaking drums. The verses are the star of the show as the artist delivers head-spinning rhyme schemes that evoke the nostalgia of 90’s hip-hop while sounding modern and present. “Burnt Sidewalks” is a psychedelic take on modern hip-hop brimming with veteran verses delivered over a mesmerizing instrumental for a refreshing listen that begs to be put on repeat.
