Sunday No. 1 is the first extended play in a trilogy from the midwest-based supergroup known as defprez: Defcee of River Forest, IL, CRASHprez of Fort Washington, MD, produced by knowsthetime of Milwaukee, WI. The project’s inception comes from a simple invitation to work: Def, spending a weekend at Ca$hout Studios in late summer 2018, called on CRASH to lay a verse on a remix. That song became the only vocal track on knowsthetime’s Summer’s End mixtape. The following day - Sunday No. 1 - the trio crafted three records in a marathon afternoon: raps written from scratch, beats made fresh from the crates. When longtime friends and collaborators converge in the proper closet booth, the results are unprecedented indeed.
defprez is an exercise in immediacy, in trusting the process to locate one’s truth. Each session is done in one run, foregoing polish or perfectionism in favor of distilling the artists in a moment. Defcee, the grizzled educator with incisive wit and battle-primed dexterity, aims every detail like a gut punch. Whether the guide through your traumas or the villain to your artistic efforts, he intends to be felt no matter what. CRASHprez, the vigilant citizen with many feelings and more mediums, reaches a rare form of unhinged. He leans further into himself to find the light, and takes the time to bask in his bliss. knowsthetime, the reclusive genius unbound by genre, chops the soul without mercy. In mere hours, he achieves a timely sound through timeless means. Sunday No. 1 is a spontaneous romp through memory and melancholy, spawned from the labor of an accidental rap group. Preservation of the form, progression of the craft; raps and beats and nothing more.
a blend of lyric majesty ontop of a cachophony of sounds that stir my soul's intent into question?im serious .love love love this melodic poet. cafriner