We've talked about Seattle rapper Mackned in the past as "the bridge between Kurt Cobain and Young Thug," an artist bringing Old Seattle in line with New Seattle, facing a new set of problems, in the middle of a new creative moment. It was clear enough on the "Hurt Cobain II" EP with a "Heart Shaped Box" sample opening the release and giving way to trap beats immediately.Now he's teamed up with Eric G, the producer for 9th Wonder's Jamla label, for a new EP, Atlantis, premiering on Noisey today. G's production is slicker and spacier than ever from the buzzed-up glitz of opener "Vegas" through the wandering waking dream of "Mist" and the smokey soul undertones of closer "Ghosts."Lyrically, Mackned is more open and honest than ever. "I lost a couple niggas that I trusted," he raps on "Vegas," "To be honest I really don't care / nowdays things don't bother me as much as they used to / They built me in a lab like Mewtwo." In an email to Noisey this morning, Eric G was concise and upfront about it: "He's been through a lot this last year."Listen to the full project below.
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