After over a year in the making, Canadian MCs Pats and The Kyd have finally released their much-anticipated joint album PK ALL DAY. Both hailing from Chatham, Ontario, the two MCs grew up around each other, attended the same schools, started rapping around the same time in high school and have often collaborated on tracks. This has naturally led

After over a year in the making, Canadian MCs Pats and The Kyd have finally released their much-anticipated joint album PK ALL DAY. Both hailing from Chatham, Ontario, the two MCs grew up around each other, attended the same schools, started rapping around the same time in high school and have often collaborated on tracks. This has naturally led to the creation of this album.

With sample-heavy, boom-bap production from a list of heavy hitters that includes Buckroll, Beatsmith, and DJ Pain 1, the album is an effective tribute to the early 2000s era and revisits sounds popularized during that time by artists like Kanye West, Dipset, and G-Unit, who provided much of the soundtrack for the two MCs' public school years and a lot of their early inspirations as artists.

Backed up by these nostalgic sounds, the album is one that focuses on showcasing dynamic flows and sharp lyricism in a way that hasn’t been as present in much of current hip-hop. This is aided by hard-hitting features from fellow wordsmiths Koto? and Young Wabo.

From the album’s gritty cypher cuts like “No Jive$” to the more feel-good, vibey flows on “Better Times,” the project is bound to resonate with any fan who appreciates old school hip hop and is longing for something different from what much of the current mainstream is offering.