GENRE; Boom Rap/ Hip-Hop/ Rap/ US Rap/ Classic Sound

RELEASE DATE; 25 August, 2026

RATING; 4/5

“Viscera Cera” featuring YESH feels like a meeting point between underground hip-hop history and a present-day creative vision. Taken from LoDeck’s album Dinner at Dorsia, the video captures the gritty character of 90s and early-2000s New York while presenting the collaboration with renewed energy. Sol626 of The Golden Godz provides a jazzy, sweeping, melodic backdrop that gives both MCs room to trade bars with confidence. The production carries a refined warmth without losing the raw edge associated with the era that shaped their artistic identities.

The collaboration carries particular weight because LoDeck and YESH share deep South Brooklyn roots and decades of friendship, yet “Viscera Cera” marks their first musical collaboration. That history adds genuine chemistry to the performance, as the two artists move naturally between verses and complement each other’s distinct styles. Rather than feeling like a nostalgic exercise, the track sounds like two seasoned voices revisiting familiar territory with the perspective and experience gained over years of navigating independent hip-hop.

The video adds another dimension through rare archival footage showing LoDeck and YESH during their earlier years. Images of old New York, cyphers, performances, and the gritty surroundings associated with the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, WKCR, Wetlands, Brownie’s, and the Rawkus/Lyricist Lounge era give the visual a documentary quality. For longtime followers of underground rap, these moments offer more than nostalgia; they preserve a piece of a culture that helped define an influential chapter in independent hip-hop. The contrast between past and present gives the video a genuine sense of continuity.

The title “Viscera Cera,” referring to the memorable experiences and moments of life that are revisited on special occasions, perfectly complements the video’s archival character. LoDeck, a veteran MC and founder of jOHNNY23 Records, brings decades of underground experience into a collaboration shaped alongside The Golden Godz and Sol626. The result is a fitting tribute to hip-hop heritage without becoming trapped in the past. “Viscera Cera” stands as a compelling reminder that authentic underground rap can preserve its history while continuing to evolve.

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