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You may know 5th Ave from the Neighborhood Watch collective (State Cap, Dahlak, Random Abiladeze) or from seeing one of his live shows at Press Club, Second Saturday, or at Empire. His latest album No More Heroes was released in mid-July as part of his new group Delorean. Jon Reyes produced the album and is the other half of the group.

No More Heroes offers a heavy blend of hi-fi and hip hop blends, with some funk and unusual samples. One of the standout tracks is "Chillin" featuring C-Plus and Dahlak, who are also local emcees. In the song they trade verses over a cow-bell-heavy beat.

Another stand out track "My Most Favorite Emcee" is inspired by Kanye West's "Street Lights" but does away with all the auto tune and features much more passion. The track "Look Alice" recently received air play on 103.5 The Bomb, and has a catchy hook asking "How deep does the rabbit hole go?"

The EP is a departure from his usual style, the production value sounds better than on his previous material. You can hear his determination on the track "Chapter Seven" where he illustrates the everyday struggles of an aspiring artist in a relatable way: "I worked Christmas day just to get it, to go ahead and handle my business"

 Overall No More Heroes delivers a refreshing dose of new era hip hop and looks like a preview for even more innovative projects in the future. Delorean is constantly doing live performances, you can catch him at the Blue Lamp this Friday performing with Another Rap Group, Breeze, Abstract Rude and Busdriver.

 For more information on the show, visit Themashup.net