After his 2013 mixtape and an EP three years on, Bojan Novicic—aka Play69—made his first definitive statement in 2016 with boldly titled debut LP Aslan. With every successive release, his gift for unleashing a scorching salvo of rhymes, coupled with the heft of his rasping delivery, creates an array of intense moods. It’s a compelling mix of brooding beats and classical-inspired melodies that mirrors the Dortmund-raised rapper’s candid lyrical themes. Taking in the raw honesty of “TATA” and the explosive energy of “Rockafella”, he serves contemporary street rap with old-school attitude.