Establishing the mood with an Eastern flute fused with celestial detailing, Nemesis (aka MC Nemesis) opens her latest single, Tigress with a spoken word announcement saying, “The mighty Tigress” followed by an exhale, “no not, a lion that hunts in packs, but a lone huntress…”
Tigress expands into a boom bap meets hip-hop frequency, as Nemesis delivers a fierce, hypnotizing and metaphorical flow touching upon themes of the truth, empowerment, knowledge, wisdom and the hunt.
The conscious artist knows herself and her inner workings. Lyrical highlights include the assertive, “Raising truth to a pedestals encasing subconscious, I sweat knowledge making these simpletons feel nauseous…” and the self-aware “On rare path of truth like trails in outbacks, medicinal lyricism’s purity I extract, cos contentment’s luxury not conducive to survival, so against whores of Babylon I bring full reprisal…”
We are obsessed with Nemesis‘ flow, which is unique and intricate. The rapper from LA collaborated with producer Oh No The Disrupt to deliver this piece of iconic artistry.
Nemesis‘s philosophically charged wit and accelerating boom bap beats are influenced by musical legends like Rakim, Lauryn Hill, Busta Rhymes, Wu Tang Clan, KRS One, Missy Elliott and MC Lyte, although it is clear that she is creating a universe of her own.
Her razor sharp lyrical exploration of the universal mind is fearless and confident and she channels the powerful energy of the Tigress, doing justice to the iconic nature of the apex predator.
We appreciate Nemesis‘ authenticity and empowering nature and have added Tigress to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we explore her other two single, INNOV8! and Nefertiti the First.