Guilty Simpson (High Way Robbery w. Small Professor/ Swan & Simpson w. Rasco)

Always busy, always on the run, Guilty Simpson charges through a series of new collaborations on two new releases Highway Robbery produced by Small Professor (a concept album set in post-Apocalyptic Detroit but not the Robocop Detroit) and the Swan & Simpson EP (a strong collab with Cali Agents MC Rasco)

Simpson is handily one of the strongest MC's out of Detroit in the last decade.  While Danny Brown has gotten oversaturated attention for his molly-poppin'-clit-lickin' antics Guilty has steadily merced away at increasingly satisfying releases.  Random Axe, his supposed supergroup with Sean Price and Black Milk producing sounded like more fun in the studio than it was to listen to.  On these two releases it's not like Guilty's really progressed as a lyricist, his hallmark is his his street Solomon burly bravado.  But it's not like you want Guilty to change all that much here it's nice that he's got production, DJ and MC collaborators that make his smack-the-white-off-rice delivery fresh.

I'm The City (w. Boldy James and Statik Selektah on cuts) is definitely worth a listen as is On The Run.

Rasco makes a great foil for Simpson with both playing strength off of strength.  It's nice to hear a couple of silverbacks make sweet music and seem to enjoy themselves for a change.  Give History a shot: