It becomes clear very early into Obey The Triangles! that it was only a matter of time before MC's Dr.Ooo, Mic Excel and Mario Bee joined forces to make an album that brings together the creative energy of some best talent from the Buffalo hip hop scene. The project, titled The Bermuda Triangle, features the Latin flavored Jazzy boom-bap production from Essential Vitamins Crew's Covert with cuts by DJ Your Mom's. As always, Dr.Ooo delivers countless quotable lines including a rant about silk robes on "El Backyard Fuego," which boasts one of the most memorable instrumentals from the record. Former Buffalo, now New York based DJ Mario Bee makes his presence known with an impressive lyrical debut that along with EVC rapper Mic Excel sounds well suited for the golden age hip hop era sound the project captures. 

By successfully drawing from the past and adding elements of their personalities, the album serves as an important reminder that the genre originated as street art focused on promoting urban culture rather than making club bangers. Other notable tracks include "Aka.the.two.piece.combo." and "crepe.recipe". The album can be streamed and downloaded on the Essential Vitamins Crew bandcamp page.

The collaborative nature of the Buffalo hip hop and DJ scenes always makes for an interesting blend of creative talent. Whether it be Dr. Ooo's recent banger, "Womb Raider.," produced by Mario Bee or MC duo Mic & Life's work with fellow EVC producer Cove, the convergence of these-like minded artists consistently results in some of the best tracks released locally.

The latest example of this type of project is The Bermuda Triangle, which brings together MC's Mic Excel and Dr.Ooo with producer Cove and DJ Mario Bee, who delivers a verse on the group's debut single "1983 Remix." The track begins an eerie sample from what sounds like an old documentary before going into the spacey "1983" beat from LA producer Flying Lotus' debut album. Highlights include Mario's verse which contains a shout out to Artvoice and Mic's quotable line "I wanna live my life, my family wants me in a cubicle," along with Dr. Ooo's signature dizzying flow that feels perfectly suited for the wavy instrumental. Listen and download the track below.