RESPECT. The Collab: Bozack Morris x Conway & Westside Gunn - “Never Change” - RESPECT.

Over the past several years, Toronto-based deejay/producer, Bozack Morris has been building his fan base with slick remixes and instrumental slappers. However, this time around, the beatsmith is here to make his biggest statement yet with the equally hypnotic and raw “Never Change”. The track features the rugged and gritty, Buffalo, New York duo of Conway and Westside Gunn. The Griselda records signees have garnered quite a buzz this year, and once you familiarize yourself with their music, you’ll understand.

The two emcees make for a wild juxtaposition to Morris’ instrumental, which is fueled by twinkling piano keys, and a crazy chopped-up vocal sample. With other vocalists behind the wheel, this track could have gone in a different direction, perhaps as a more melodic cut but Conway and Gunn are simply too damn grimy to let that sh*t go down. You’re playing yourself if you don’t hear the soulful touches across “Never Change.”

There’s a good reason for that, as Bozack finds inspiration in the work of Hip-Hop giants like DJ Premier, Alchemist, J Dilla, and Marley Marl. His goal, like theirs, is to keep the culture’s spirit alive while continuing to innovate, and that’s just what he’s doing here with the help of Conway and Gunn. The Machine sums up the track perfectly when he spits, “My shit is too classic and gully,” though it’ll be hard to not keep quoting Gunn’s line of “I stay fresher than you ni**as on my worst day.”

You can listen to the track below, and you can pre-order a limited-edition, blood-splattered 7-inch single of “Never Change” that also features “Mak 90” on the B-side. Cop it here on Bandcamp: https://bozackmorris.bandcamp.com/releases