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Epic
Scarf Face
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As rumours circulate that Epic may be calling it quits, Russian label 2-99 Records finally drops his year-old album, Scarf Face. Affectionately referred to as his “Russian album,” opening track “This is the Russian Album” obviously states that very fact but also features Russian raps from 2-99 label head Georg Korg and label mate Incunabula alongside Canadian contributors Epic and Ira Lee, and “Hey Putin” again features Georg Korg and was actually recorded in Moscow during one of Epic’s European tours; the Prairie emcee makes numerous Russian references on both songs. Scarf Face also happens to be Epic’s most collaborative album, with a large number of posse cuts and duets, including an epic (no pun intended) remix to “Act On Stage” with Nomad, Cam the Wizzard, Touch, Siaz and Wordburglar, and the previously released “Out of the Loop” with Existereo and Barfly. With so many guests, Scarf Face is a more brash album with plenty of Epic’s surreal boasts and naïve, over-the-top disses, especially evident on standout tracks “How Many” featuring Chadio (where Epic brags, “Other rappers don’t like me because my grocery’s organic”) and “Saskatchewan Without Douglas” with Ira Lee (where Epic disses with “I’ve got some gay friends and you rap gayer than they do”). Still, Epic also expresses a number of political sentiments on both a global and a local scale with “Hey Putin,” purges some bitter feelings on “Hey Woman” with Touch, and reveals his emo side with a trio of tracks that previously appeared on his much more personal Aging Is What Friends Do Together album from last year. Scarf Face, on the other hand, has more in common with his second album, Local Only, but with a greater number of global guests. Fans of Epic will want to add this to their collection despite the number of previously released songs. [Thomas Quinlan]
2-99 Records
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