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EQ Why's Footworkin' On 'East 37th Street'


I don't know what it is about the footwork scene, especially the heads from Chitown; they are dumb prolific. You'dn eed a dedicated calendar just to keep up with the volume of material they come out with in a year. EQ Why is one of the most prolific; I feel like he dropped eight releases in 2017 alone. The best part? They're obviously high quality, but he's also continuing to push the envelope in new, exciting ways.

His first release of 2018, East 37th Street, finds EQ moving on that same path, with some exciting exercises in the realms of footwork and juke. The EP kicks off with the "We At The Bud Bully" remix of "Drop Lil Booty," which is a thunderous juke workout, but he takes a sharp left turn with "EQ Is Gonna Give It," which is a heavy footwork banger drenched in classic soul samples. On "My Baby (I Love You," EQ goes all acidic with the thumping synths. One of my personal favorites, "Everyday Last Week (My Jimmy Waxed)," is where EQ shines. He always has a cut with a perfect sample from the '90s; on this one, fans of New Jack City should know where these sounds come from. We legit get the entire story of G Money and Nino Brown's rise (and fall) on this one, set to a hypnotic footwork rhythm. The true gem from this release.

The closer for this eight-track release (which is out now on Zona Music) is an 8-bit masterpiece entitled "Spikes." It can be spastic at times, with alternating sprite'd up melodies accented by percussive hits, but it again highlights EQ at his finest. You get the feeling that homey is so nice with the production that he gets an idea and a few hours later, he has a footwork experiment at the ready. And it sho' is funky. Let this EP soak into your regular rotation, and don't be surprised if EQ Why already has another release at the ready in a month or so.

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