DAILY FIX: Action Bronson, “Hookers At The Point” (NSFW)

Prolific up-and-coming Queens MC Action Bronson, who released two full-length LPs last year (Dr. Lecter and his collaboration with Statik Selektah, Well Done), is hard at work on at least two more full albums that are planned for release later this year, but even that isn’t enough to stem his creative flow.

Prolific up-and-coming Queens MC Action Bronson, who released two full-length LPs last year (Dr. Lecter and his collaboration with Statik Selektah, Well Done), is hard at work on at least two more full albums that are planned for release later this year, but even that isn’t enough to stem his creative flow. To prove it, he just dropped a brand new mixtape called Blue Chips, which is a collaboration with Queens DJ Party Supplies and can be downloaded for free right HERE. Bronson, a former gourmet chef who took a leave of absence from the kitchen a few years ago to concentrate on his rap career, has been blowing up over the past year, gaining widespread visibility through guest appearances on albums by Wu Tang Clan and Das Racist, among others. He still likes to cook, and spends a significant portion of Blue Chips rapping about his previous fascinations–food, wrestling, sports stars from decades past, etc. But perhaps due to the influence of Ghostface Killah, to whom he’s often compared, he’s begun tackling some darker fare as well. On the video released in conjunction with Blue Chips, for the track “Hookers At The Point,” Action and director Rik Cordero come together to create a sordid tale about street prostitution, told from three different perspectives. The first verse is from the point of view of the prostitute, the second from that of the pimp, the third from that of the john. In the video, Action Bronson plays the pimp, who is somewhat ironically the song’s least sympathetic character. But really, all three of them come out looking bad. Both the lyrics and the video paint a bleak picture of the lifestyle they depict, and you shouldn’t expect the silly, fun-loving Action Bronson of the “Shiraz” video here. But the literary qualities of this video make it a solid heir to the legacy of 90s legends like Gang Starr and Mobb Deep.