Abyusif Drops Surprise EP ‘MSH GNENT L B2R' Ahead of Upcoming Album
Apr 10, 2025
Abyusif has never played by the rules, but his latest drop takes things even further. Without warning, the Cairo-based rapper released a new EP titled 'مش جنينة البقر ' ('MSH GNENT L B2R') directly to his followers on Telegram. No DSP rollouts, no trailers, no influencer teasers—just a blunt message and four tracks that didn't make the final cut for his upcoming album 'جنينة البقر' ('GNET L B2R'). The drop is minimalist, the intent maximal.
The title says it all. These are the tracks not on the album—these are rejected pieces that, in their exclusion, sharpen the edges of what's to come. This isn't about building hype. It's a declaration of intent: raw, unfiltered, and utterly self-directed.
Across four tracks, Abyusif plays with form and texture. 'FARAWLA' features layered production by Omar El Taai, Barakat, and Zvla, hinting at a more melodic direction, while 'GHOSTS' barrels forward with claustrophobic urgency, a tight burst of flow over an anxious rhythm. 'LA POIRE', self-produced, draws from the minimalism of Abyusif's earlier days—an uncompromising return to basics. And then there's 'YOQADAM BAREDAN', which swerves from mellow to manic in seconds, capturing the restless energy that defines the entire EP.
With 'MSH GNENT L B2R', Abyusif isn't just tossing out leftovers. He's staging a kind of anti-rollout—an act of refusal that simultaneously widens his sonic range and strips things back to the essentials. If this is what didn't make the album, 'جنينة البقر' might just be the most focused and feral version of Abyusif we've seen yet.
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