Saba and Pivot Gang have been busy carrying their performances on the road, but it’s better to believe that the studio was ignored as a result. Today, the collective took down the Two-Piece Tour Package, which features “SoHo Freestyle” and “Houdini,” which features vocals that contributed from theMIND. Once again, Saba started something, a pattern in many of the latest Pivot Gang catalogs. Not that we complain, because Chicago lyricists stand among the most agile of posse – and remembering the sharpness of their colleagues, it says something.
MfnMelo makes sure to pay homage to the classics, borrowing lines from the eternal Ay Bay Bay. “Little Ratchet, ayy babay,” he spat, following Saba’s opening stanza. “This is for those whites, gangsters and thugs.” Closing was Joseph Chilliams, who paired his stronger bars with humor, spitting out sentences such as “in the Family Tree, tryna get something to eat, like martial arts classes, he immediately chose D.” Overall, “Houdini” is filled with top-down quotes, as expected when the Gang is out to play.
Quotable Lyrics
At Family Tree, tryna get something to eat
Like self-defense class, she go straight for the D
Ass got me on brick, that’s what they threw at Dr. King
Ask to lift up my shirt, like it’s caught up on the swing