‘Bad’ (premiered today via Complex) sees both Flowdan and The Bug stretching their parameters and turning up the heat, with Flowdan summoning a fresh singjay style, the most glaring indication of his fam’s Jamaican roots as he echoes Cham’s classic ‘Ghetto Story’ with his intimate tale of growing up in “East London”. The Bug also unusually constructed the whole Riddim from the manipulated layering of a single Soviet drum machine, tweaked and drenched in FX til’ it rumbled heavily. No other components were used in the making of this backing track. No basslines applied. Vox and beatbox only. As simple and effective as it gets.

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‘Get Out The Way’ is the first collab The Bug has conducted with Killa P since the mighty ‘Skeng’, with Killa additionally inviting Irah, from his Killaz Army crew, along for the ride. Built on The Bug’s love of the Junglist / Dillinja inspired Reese bassline, it’s a saw tooth exercise in dancefloor destruction, as the two MCs get lethal with the threats and intimidation.