North Philly-raised 2ew Gunn Ciz’s Myspace reads: “2ew Gunn Ciz is like Visa. Everywhere You Wanna Be.” It’s not hyperbole either. According to Zilla, Ciz spends less time in the city of Brotherly Love than any other Illadelphian MC, and might be the most successful of the bunch. Indeed, over the past few years Ciz has built a strong subterranean buzz, complete with rumors of an imminent record deal.
Last month, Hip-Hop DX premiered “Crush Rock,” Ciz’s White Stripes-sampling posse cut with Reef the Lost Cauze, M.O.G. and Nico the Beast. Within days it had over 30,000 plays. His latest track, the Zilla Rocca produced “Alter Ego,” hasn’t yet yielded similarly sky-high numbers but I may like it even more. A tale of Ciz’s attempts to elude a persistent female stalker, think of it as more street version of Del or something on the “Strobelite Honey” tip. Put together, the pair of singles ensure that it might be first time I write about Ciz, but probably not the last. Unless, I just decide to write about his alter ego instead.
Download:
MP3: 2ew Gunn Ciz-“Alter Ego” (prod. by Zilla Rocca)
MP3: 2ew Gunn Ciz ft. Reef the Lost Cauze, M.O.G & Nico the Beast-“Crush Rock”
