Che Noir & 7xvethegenius – Desired Crowns [Album Stream]
“Desired Crowns” is two of Buffalo’s sharpest pens, locking in for a full run and making it sound effortless.
Across 11 tracks and just under half an hour, Che Noir and 7xvethegenius treat the album like a shared diary of wins, war wounds and work ethic — no filler, no skits, just steel-cut verses and tightly tailored beats. Released yesterday, November 14 via Poetic Movement / Broadband Sound, it feels less like a side quest and more like a core chapter for both of them.
Production is a murderer’s row: C For, Lord Sear, Chup, Conductor Williams, Black Metaphor, V Don, Khrysis, Kevin Spears and Che herself keep things soulful, grimy and uncluttered, giving records like “Topanga”, “Not Me”, “Sum Of Two Evils” and “Town Ballroom” that classic underground snap. Reason is the lone guest on “Flight”, sliding into their world instead of dragging them into his.
What really sells “Desired Crowns” is the chemistry: bar for bar, it’s that Rae/Ghost, Malice/Pusha type of back-and-forth where you stop keeping score and just enjoy how locked in they are. It’s raw, focused and proudly underground — the kind of record that makes the title feel literal.
Take a listen below and keep scrolling for the visual to “Not Me”.
The “Not Me” video is three minutes of pure pressure. Shot in stark black-and-white by Luqmann, it keeps Che Noir and 7xvethegenius tight in frame while they go bar-for-bar over Chup’s tense, minimal beat — no storyline, no extras, just two killers trading quotables. The back-and-forth is the whole flex: 7xve raising “bars in hell, vintage Coco Chanel,” Che firing back that she doesn’t care if the albums sell when there’s 60K in the safe and a backup plan in motion. Dropping it alongside their “Desired Crowns” collab album, the video plays like a mission statement — lyrical, no gimmicks, and very clear about who shouldn’t be mentioned with them.
