Neeko’s ferocious verses throb with 808s that send vibrations through mosh pits or shake the frame of a souped-up Honda Civic, while ice-cold hi-hats cut through the big-room sound as Sol slinks in with his silky falsetto hooks. It’s fitting, then, that the sleek hip-hop duo’s newest album is titled No Saints on Knight Street. You gotta play it down Knight and just kind of vibe to it.” “We’ve always had this kind of night rider, late-night drive kind of vibe to our brand,” says Soliven, who goes by Sol.
If they hit play while driving down Knight Street-a long stretch of highway known for fast cars and drag racing that connects Vancouver and their hometown of Richmond- and the song flows with the racing speed and whipping wind, it passes. Ghostride Neeko And Blame Soliven of Manila Grey have a litmus test for a good song.
