Joey Purp is down with Chicago's SaveMoney collective, and for my bread, he's the best rapper of a bunch that includes Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa. I was a believer after hearing him dismantle Thelonious Martin's production on Wunderkid's "Purp Interlude" and "Purp Outro." And I'm even more on board after hearing Purp's impressive debut, iiiDrops, which features this dope single with Chance. The tape doesn't disappoint, and one track in particular, "Godbody"—which happens to be produced by Martin—hit me in the face like dipping your face into a bag of dank Sour Diesel.
The beat sounds like a blacksmith hitting an anvil as he makes the sword that's destined to unite the seven kingdoms. And that's not even the sickest part about the track. Joey Purp loses his mind for two disgusting verses as he makes a convincing argument for how poppin' he is. "Muhammad with the stick and move, the Godbody only speak the truth/I'm popping like Polo tags in '98," he raps.
His effort on the first verse is especially special, so we chose it for Best Rap Verse of the Month.
"Two-tone whip change colors, I call it Charlamagne" is the line that did it for me. Remember when the New York radio host's skin changed color due to a medical condition? The way Purp handles this hectic beat proves he's ready to be considered one of rap's elite lyricists. Let's see what the future holds for the Windy City MC. Hopefully, a full-length project with Thelonious at the helm is in that crystal ball somewhere.
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