Priddy Ugly shakes the game with ‘SOIL’ album: Download info, tracklist, reactions

Priddy Ugly wants his face carved on SA Hip-Hop's Mount Rushmore and 'SOIL' is a very strong claim for his spot.

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Priddy Ugly is the subject of debate in many Hip-Hop circles on Wednesday after the ‘Pitoli’ rapper dropped off his much-anticipated SOIL album.

If the true essence of ‘boom-baptism’ is what you’ve been missing in rap music then Ugly’s 10-track masterpiece is everything a true fan of the genre seeks.

Priddy Ugly ignites beef with A-Reece

For the most part, Ugly’s lyricism on jazzy instrumentals handled by composers Andile Sean and Sebastion Khumalo, nudges on the third-eye. The project sounds like a manifesto compiled for the awakening of the lost.

This is the mood for most of the album but things get intense towards the end. Ugly, truly intent on carving his face on SA Hip-Hop’s Mount Rushmore, ramps up the ante and goes for the heads of the genre’s A-listers.

On Handful of Dust, the Pretoria rapper throws a mean subliminal jab at A-Reece with a ‘Hibachi’ reference, and goes on to diss his peers who “rap like Cole, do drugs like Thugg or sound like Drake.”

While these are not direct shots at Reece, many would easily draw up the assumption since the fellow Pretoria rapper recently released a song titled Hibachi.

SOIL album: How to download, tracklist

Alas, all the buzz from the lyrics on Ugly’s album have created hype around the release. SOIL is currently out on every digital streaming platform with guest appearances including:

  • Blxckie and H-D on Dead Jungle;
  • ZuluMecca on Let Me Out; and
  • Maglera Doe Boy on Rap Relay

You can also listen to the SOIL album below:

Early reactions to Priddy Ugly new album

So far, reactions from folks who’ve listened to the album have been unanimously positive. The general consensus seems to lean towards SOIL being yet another SA Hip-Hop release that did not disappoint.

Here are some of the reactions we picked out from social media: