Imagine The Last Poets and Watts Prophets dropped some acid that gave them the lyrical abilities of Kool Keith (Poppa Large-era ) and then they decided to do a collabo album with Can and Sun RA — the outcome just might sound like the new album by Fatboi Sharif & Roper Williams entitled Planet Unfaithful out now on Pow Recordings. How could I not respect an MC that can spit about the Shower Posse (if you know you know), Cyber Nazi, and Holy Mountain in one song? Fatboi Sharif’s abstract flow matches perfectly with Roper Williams off-kilter production. When extraterrestrials start schools on earth, they are going to use Fatboi Sharif’s lyrics as a road map for what it is to be human on this planet. Just like life is complex, so is this brother’s creative point of view and that’s why I respect his creative spirit! Yes, Planet Unfaithful is a Hip Hop record, but also hits like Miles Davis’s Witches Brew. Fatboi Sharif and Roper Williams are two free spirits that came together to set us all free by creating art that’s otherworldly!
