Rome Cee – Bandwidth http://bandwidth.wamu.org WAMU 88.5's New Music Site Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:23:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 Track Work: Greenspan Featuring Ellis And Rome Cee, Wine & Cheese’ http://bandwidth.wamu.org/track-work-greenspan-featuring-ellis-and-rome-cee-wine-cheese/ http://bandwidth.wamu.org/track-work-greenspan-featuring-ellis-and-rome-cee-wine-cheese/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2014 18:34:52 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=30998 greenspanwineandcheeseBaltimore’s diffuse, diverse hip-hop scene has enjoyed a bumper crop of thoughtful, well-crafted albums in the last few months. Chief among them are Ellis’ cinematic “The Education Of Ellis,” released in December; Greenspan’s musically adventurous “Stairway To Heaven,” released in January; and Rome Cee’s autobiographical “EarthSide,” released in February. These kinds of cerebral, album-length statements don’t lend themselves to hit singles that easily put across what these guys have to say. Fortunately, all three of them came together recently for a one-off collaboration, “Wine & Cheese,” that gives each MC a chance to shine.

In lieu of a hook, the verses on ”Wine & Cheese” are bracketed by spoken samples of some scholar or talking head opining about class inequality in America. Greenspan lucidly expounds on the differences between his life and that of a privileged child, while Ellis plays the paranoid conspiracy buff, offering theories about healthcare and gun control, while Rome Cee bats cleanup with the kind of slick, Nas-influenced delivery that makes his turns of phrase sound razor sharp. It’s not a radio smash, but hopefully it will tip more people off to the gems all three of these guys have been dropping regularly for the last few years.

Warning: “Wine & Cheese” contains explicit lyrics.

Photo: A screengrab from Greenspan’s “Make Believe” video

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