Verbal Kent Survives Attempt On His Life, Readies New LP

Just months after dropping his debut LP, “What Box”, the Chicago MC known as Verbal Kent met with the wrong end of a knife in an alleyway near his house. The assailant slashed his throat with a blade, the wound just missing his jugular vein by centimeters. With the near death experience providing the prime motivation for his sophomore album, Move With The Walls. The LP breaks down the reality of a recovery in progress and the will to break free from the confines and the hold of the pain associated. The album also covers a range of topics and concepts, such as "Rewind", detailing a troubled relationship, and "Trapped", about feeling overwhelmed by life's situations. With the help of incredible production, courtesy of Oddisee (who chips in four tracks), Maker of GLUE, Overflo, K-Kruz of Modill, Kaz1 and Earmint, Verbal Kent's 'Move With the Walls' is a thoughtful manifesto that fused with classic hip-hop collaboration tracks, alongside such artists as Ill Bill of Non Phixion, Tableek of Maspyke, Blade (UK), Longshot, as well as label mates Earatik Statik and Rusty Chains.