Five Steez & Son Raw spin plenty of aural dynamism on their impressive “The Test of Time.” The first piece off the tidy but mighty ep has Five Steez waxing poetically about his reverence for the artistry of being a wordsmith for “Soul in the Music.” The soulful Son Raw aesthetics and Steez’s passion play out on this potent plate. The Kingston, Jamaica emcee launches razor’s edge lexicon atop a mean audio with “Paint on Canvas.” They punch it up on the aptly named “Coming with the Funk.” The onslaught of true school speakers stylistics brimming with sturdy prose, knocking percussion and ultra slick cuts close out their artisanal collection with “You Know My Steez.”
