If you Google the words "New York", "hip-hop" and "trio", you'll probably get hundreds of pages dedicated to the Beastie Boys.
In the absence of new material from that legendary NYC crew, Ratking could easily fill the gap.
The Harlem-based trio embody the same chaotic spirit of early B-boys on a debut that's as confrontational as it is addictive and compelling.
That's because MCs Patrick Morales and Hak spit venomous rhymes over lived-in, street-level beats provided by producer Sporting Life.
Often, they feel at odds with each other, like the feisty rhymes and jazzy interludes of Snow Beach, the thudding bass and soothing King Krule hooks on So Sick Stories, or the soul samples and raspy raps of Bug Fights.
