Lil 2 Dow – “The Ankle Lock” [ft. A$AP Ant and A$AP Twelvy]
Over the previous few years, the DMV’s Marino Infantry has been carving out their very own lane of East Coast rap, alternately drawing from ’90s New York hip-hop and early 2010’s cloud rap. Now they’ve kicked off 2023 with a brand new tape from their least prolific soldier, West Baltimore’s Lil 2 Dow. On “The Ankle Lock,” that includes A$AP Mob’s two greatest rappers, a placid guitar line and hazy piano retains you suspended in a dream. Infantry boss A$AP Ant sounds downright tranquil, even when his subject material is sleazy: “She’s gonna be the one to get on her knees,” he raps, then provides blissfully, “I simply took some mushrooms, I’m speaking telekinesis.” In distinction, A$AP Twelvvy’s verse is sort of a rockslide, all pointy consonants bearing down; when he says “Pockets full/On the titty bar I been the most important tipper,” he makes certain to pronounce each “t.” Lastly, Lil 2 Dow is sleepy and economical on his flip, his voice quickly dissipating in a puff of smoke like a magic trick.
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