“This album has been more than 6 years in the making and I cannot be more excited to finally release it into the world. Although I have been apart of a few groups and have released music before, I consider this my first album because of the time it took it to create it. I was creating these songs while simultaneously working on music with others, going to and graduating from college, and beginning to teach at SFUSD. I had to live through all those experiences in order to create this album. I can’t wait for you to hear the music because it is the most real body of work I’ve created to this point.”
Mission District percussionist and rapper MC Pauze released full-length album Through Time (review)at the tail end of 2022, backed by a bunch of other great underground MCs: Professa Gabel, Equipto, Cold Medina, Monk HTS, SundaY, Cyph4, J.Lately, and more. On the the new album, Pauze spends 24 tracks rapping just as pure and simple over a couple dozen boom bap beats, hearkening to that classic NY sound. An hour-and-a-half might sound like a long time for an album these days, and it is, but it’s been building and building over a long period of change and growth.
Hear MC Pauze perform live on Lower Grand Radio at 8 PM PT on Thursday, February 2.
