DJ Soko feat. Guilty Simpson & Hassaan Mackey – Stand Up [Stream x Download]

The ominous horns and pounding drums herald the beginning of the blistering opening verse of “Stand Up”, the lead single from DJ Soko (The Left)’s upcoming project on his new imprint Left Of Center. The Apollo Brown produced banger is the perfect aural backdrop for Guilty Simpson and Hassaan Mackey to spit verbal murder over punctuated by DJ Soko’s masterful cuts. When all of these elements come together the end result is an instant headnod starter kit. Guilty Simpson and Hassaan Mackey’s combined bars are the sonic equivalent of the water truck scene in “Snowpiecer” (if you haven’t seen “Snowpiercer”, you’re going to want to after hearing this song). Regard “Stand Up” as a portent of things to come once DJ Soko’s debut LP “Domino Effect” drops this August. You’ve been warned…