This is a posse cut that made me take notice from the uncut rawness of the delivery and production, the persona brought by these 4 MCs reminds me of the essence of New York hip hop as much as the vivid street visuals captured in the full length video by Rick Swagger. "Givin' Up" features veterans Shyheim and Ty Nitty of Infamous Mobb along with CRIPPLED, Fed-Up & Bankroll, produced by Shroom. This is the type of unity and hard work between New York hip hop artists that is needed to rise us up above the rest, as a +20 year resident I've been waiting for this sound as well as the realness of street life which comes across in the music.

"Givin' Up" is a taste of gutter, street lyricism in the tradition of skilled MCs who are able to take a piece of their life and put into song, with visuals enough to bring about the sounds of project hallways and the smell of the sidewalk pavement.