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Test Drive Feat. Awdazcate

from Test Drive LP by Pugs Atomz

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    The vinyl also features 3 remixes from DJ Vadim, Inkswel, and Edseven.

    Pugs Atomz came to the title of this album from his long career and his attitude of trying out different things and seeing what took and what was worth pursuing and working harder at to get right. As an album, you don’t hear the effort because he’s already put in countless hours over his long career. The result is a project that feels smooth and laid back, with a flow that feels very conversational and accesible. For the production on the album, the majority of the beats are coming from Tusk 57, with additional tracks from The Waffle King and Hexsagon. They all come together to lay down the foundation of the album with “grooves so smooth you need to take your shoes off.” The whole thing just has this breezy, calm feel to it, but with enough funk to keep your head bobbing and your toes tapping. This sets the stage for Atomz to take the mic, where he’s just having fun with it, coming at you with the word play, but also finding moments to drop these gems with keen social observations such as, “My flow free as healthcare anywhere but here/on stage in Romania started my golden year.” This album feels like the perfect soundtrack to some cruising on a sunny summer day.

    Test Drive LP is exactly what you want from a veteran emcee like Pugs Atomz. It’s got killer grooves, top notch wordplay with plenty of nuggets of wisdom sprinkled throughout, and it is just a lot of fun to listen to. - Scratched Vinyl

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Test Drive, the title track from the forthcoming hip hop LP by Chicago’s Pugs Atomz, is refreshingly unique, decidedly modern, and undeniably soulful. The song’s sensitivity is a welcome reprieve from the seemingly endless supply of vapid bravado and lazy misogyny spewing out of the major labels these days. In the song, Pugs explores the anxiousness of a first date and the feeling of meeting a soulmate through the deftly delivered double entendre of dating as a “test drive.” Awdazcate’s soulful vocals take the song beyond the typical hip hop single. Tusk57’s analog production and live instrumentation bring the kind of warmth, texture, and sonic depth to the song that samples and loops simply can’t capture. Available now on 600 Block Records.

lyrics

Ahhh Yeah
I was rolling in my ride yea
you were on the passenger side yea
(on my side baby)
we were trying to just get by by by by by by by by

Hi there
You were giving me the eye yea
Like you wanna be on my side yea
How about we hang tonight night night night night night night

How many guys you know
Mack you down in dealer ship
now you know and understand who you dealing with
I'm the difference filet mignon / tuna fish
from the city of Bernie Mac now who ya wit
Ya vibes nice like Sunday picnics it's
something in my heart on the radio you got me feeling it
like dentist and filament lady got me loose on a tangent
you from the islands
you where in the miss Trinidad pageant she laughs as I put in park as we trade numbers for late night sports


Ahhh Yeah
I was rolling in my ride yea
you were on the passenger side yea
(on my side baby)
we were trying to just get by by by by by by by by

Hi there
You were giving me the eye yea
Like you wanna be on my side yea
How about we hang tonight night night night night night night

Funny how life go like
commercial from GEICO
Flo Progressive no Al Bundy methods
but a modern family far from perfect
but close as motive of hands on shoulders
let me show ya at a glass table with my heart on coaster
she unlocked the do like sonny told her
rolling up a hill feel like a rollercoaster
can we be fans of each other and exchange posters
I dial it back like did you just call
she shows me features and how much this cost
hours later signed the papers
driving off the lot (with you)

credits

from Test Drive LP, track released August 18, 2021
Written by Pugs Atomz
Hook vocals/background vocals Awdazcate
Played and produced by Tusk 57

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Pugs Atomz Chicago, Illinois

Pugs Atomz an internationally known MC. A stalwart and revered figure in the Chicago scene, he is a trailblazer who laid the ground work for many artists in the area today. His music portraits moments of his journey with his vivid story telling ranging from roots to revolutions and beyond. With a sonicly appealing beat palette. Currently working on new projects so stay tuned. ... more

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