Fated Empire
Self Titled LP
If you don't know who Graves 33 is, cut off your pinky toe now and dip the bloody wound in salt you dicks! Graves 33 is a multitalented Seattle-based wizard of production, raps, video directings, and paintings. This Fated Empire record he orchestrated is one of the best "crew" albums since crew albums started crewing.
Fresh off of his intrumental record, Smoke Filled Rooms, Graves 33 lends his production prowess to Fated Empire and solidifies his place as the official conductor of the Forest Moon of Endor's house band. Consisting of raps from Graves 33, Sarx, Man Danno, Name The Uncanny, Heretic Skeptic, Name Clone, Burnell, Washburn, Mercies May, and Cesar of Literari, Fated Empire, Is one of those records you listen to on long late night drives on repeat.
"Chemical Change" has that hook you hear in your wet dreams, and everyone present delivers pure flaming semen, and beating, bleeding heart with each verse. Graves goes balls deep on this song, dropping gems like “It’s an alchemical change, so unexpected, misdirected, dread when I mention blessings, physical form the ending. Next thing like blink of the eye, minds fly so high...”, this dude makes me warm and fuzzy with wizard raps, guys.
I've stalked Graves 33 for a few years now, and he’s gotten to the point of Seattle samurai master with everything he does, and this record should make people stop being tastemaker whores and recognize he’s the real fucking deal. "Dead Ghosts" is a fireball of rap goodness that not only has the Fated Empire guys crushing shit hard, but features a blistering verse from blonde, flannelled Adonis, Sadistik & earworm hooks from yoga yoda eCID (also see eCID kill on "Gun Face").
I'm officially submitting my resume to be President of Graves' internet stalker team, and I hope that you sloths awake from long smelly tree naps and join me. While Seattle has darlings like Shabazz Palaces, THEE satisfaction, Grayskul and Macklemore, I think the Fated Empire guys not only belong on that list, but should go to the top of the west coast bad ass list with Hellfyre Club right about meow.