Before everyone fell in love with Kendrick, Troy Johnson aka Co$$ aka Cashus King was in Leimert Park making music exploring the dark crevices of being a young, sometimes-depressed black man in L.A.
Without a machine like TDE, Cashus has remained one of the best kept secrets of the west. Hopefully that begins to change. Songs like "Black Liberation Theology" exemplify the complexity and nuance that hip-hop is easily capable of.
This song is a home run for me. Cashus' commentary is fragmented and piecemeal, his delivery is urgent and his lyricism is ferocious. Reflecting the convoluted, contrarian chaos of the world around him, Cashus' bars reflect an ugly reality but, at least in these verses, our narrator remains undaunted and hopeful.
"Black Liberation Theology" is the lead single from Cashus' upcoming LP, Church [...of the good thief]. Support great hip-hop from the grass roots.
