Tachichi is an emcee from Halifax whose career goes back over two decades. In that time, he’s had a number of releases on Black Buffalo and Hand’Solo, and he’s collaborated with artists like Buck 65, Sixtoo, and DJ Moves. His most recent release came about a year ago, when he and Buck 65 dropped their album, Flash Grenade. Now he’s teamed up with a younger emcee, LXVNDR, to drop a new album, Found Money.

LXVNDR is a younger emcee also from Halifax, only a few years into her recording career, but in that time she’s already worked with people like Fortunato and DJ Moves, so it only seems natural that she and Tachichi would cross paths and collaborate. It’s clear that they all respect her drive and talent. For this album, they get production from DJ Moves, Kulya, BoFaat, Dirty Dane, Trobiz, DK the Producer, and Buck 65. They all come together to deliver these hard, grimy East Coast boom bap beats, the kind that just knock from the second you press play on the album. On the mic, the two emcees aren’t doing much more than talking their shit and having fun, but they are quite good at doing so, and there are some moments here and there to drop a personal line or two and still keep things moving, which allows you to form a bond with the music. Both emcees have a lot of skill and charisma, and LXVNDR more than rises to the occasion amongst all these hip hop veterans. The only small problem with the album is that LXVNDR could stand to be featured even more than she is, as the rest of the album is much more of a boys club, especially considering we also get guest spots from Jay’Mila, Paollo, Cee!!!!!!!!!, and Ghettosocks. LXVNDR is an exciting young talent with a fresh voice and perspective on the mic compared to everyone else on the album, and I just wish she got even more of the spotlight, because I’m still learning who she is as an artist. That said, this is still a really solid hip hop album from start to finish.

Found Money is an enjoyable album from a veteran and newcomer in the Halifax hip hop scene. While it’s not perfect, it will serve as a good introduction to LXVNDR for a lot of listeners and give you plenty of classic East Coast hip hop from a lot of Canadian veterans.