From my favourite musical corner of the United States comes Vast Aire, a rapper who wins a million redeemable awesome points for making good use of background beats in "Thor's Hammer," another song I've been sitting on for a little while. It made my Top 50 of 2011 back in the day, and now here is its rightful moment in the spotlight. With help from a heavy hitter like Raekwon and Vast Aire's buddy Vordul Mega (from their duo Cannibal Ox...note to self: check 'em out), "Thor's Hammer" becomes something spun from whimsy. The beats are borderline-classical, supplemented by a female voice repeating shum shum, and the rhymes flow like a young river after the first snowmelt. Everything works in "Thor's Hammer," and hell, I wouldn't have it any other way.
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