This is the 3rd mixtape from southern horrorcore superduo The Horde consisting of Boondox & Bukshot. One hailing from Convington, Georgia signing to the Insane Clown Posse’s Psychopathic Records in the mid-late 2000s & the other puttin’ it down for Louisville, Kentucky since ‘97 by founding the independent hip hop label Mobstyle Music. The pair started worked with each other for over a decade now continuing to do so after the scarecrow left PSY to form his very own Krimson Crow Entertainment following his 4th album Abaddon eventually signing to Majik Ninja Entertainment couple years later whether it be their first 2 mixtapes Hell’s Kitchen & Paradigm Shift as well as their debut EP Overdrive or even their work with Claas as The Underground Avengers. Almost 3 years since their debut The End is Nigh, they’re linking back up for a Paradigm Sync!.
“Like Yuh” produced by MIKE SUMMERS a.k.a. Seven opens up shop trading the mic back-&-forth with each other over this chaotic trap instrumental whereas “Fallen” warns those who want them to fail that they won’t stay down, vowing they’ll get back up. “Paradox” goes for a Hellish trap vibe opening the path to war because they stopped giving a fuck just before “I Stay Wicked” featuring Twiztid finds the quartet talking about repping the wicked shit for those who think they’ve abandoned their horrorcore origins.
Reaching the halfway point, “The Vanishing” goes for a boom bap direction seeing it in the eyes of their victims that their demise has come leading into “This Dope” featuring Seuss Mace talking about pulling up with chips on their shoulders. “Nothing” pulls from rap rock a bit talking about nothing breaking them & after “We Can Get Gangsta” paints imagery of the gangsta lifestyle, “Ain’t Going Out Like That” featuring Crucifix & Str8jaket ends on some hardcore shit with a cringey “mumble rap” line coming a decade late.
Assuming that we could get another full-length studio album from The Horde at some point in the future, Boondox & Bukshot begin the new year for the underground wicked shit scene reuniting to make a Paradigm Shift sequel that I could debate is better than the predecessor a little over a month succeeding when the ongoing decade had began. Paradigm Sync!’s production’s a lot harder, it has fewer guest appearances & they lean back towards the gangsta rap themes of Paradigm Shift rather than continuing The End is Nigh’s themes.
Score: 9/10