If you’ve been following MUFASA RKG’s universe yes, the graffiti-tagging, hip-hop punk hybrid from Springfield, MA, aka “Rookie Kid Genius” you already know he doesn’t just drop music. He drops full-on art ecosystems. Vulture Recipes is no different. Side A just landed, featuring KABOOM, with Side B rolling in early December with NARDESIGNS and Ron G. The whole EP feels like scribbled walls, busted subway lights, and back-alley philosophy, dark, weirdly calm, and sharp in all the right corners.
Pulling from his Cocoa Butta trilogy and the underground DNA of artists like ROC MARCIANO, WESTSIDE GUNN, AESOP ROCK, and MF DOOM, MUFASA moves between eerie drumless minimalism and classic boom bap with the ease of somebody who knows his voice is the instrument. His breath control is tight, his tone stays relaxed no matter how messy the scene gets, and the storytelling is unapologetically raw. Let’s run through it track by track.
1. EXOTIC BLESSINGS: The opener is like walking into a dim gallery where every painting is staring back at you. MUFASA starts the EP by setting the vibe: dusty, lo-fi, slightly menacing. His flow is chilled but precise, like he knows the room is listening, so he doesn’t need to shout to make you lean in. The beat leaves pockets wide open, and he uses those pockets like negative space in design: intentional, meaningful, and never empty.
2. WORLD OF WAR: This one feels like the score to a documentary about war on the block, war in the mind, war in systems, just war everywhere. The beat stays minimal, with that signature drumless rattle in the background, making MUFASA sound like he’s walking through rubble while explaining the rules of survival. His voice is calm even while the lyrics point to chaos, which is one of his biggest strengths.
3. CREEPOZOID (feat. KABOOM): Easily one of the most vivid tracks here. KABOOM steps in like a second narrator in a crime novel. The bar structure is dense, almost like slam poetry slammed into street observations. MUFASA spits everything from surveillance paranoia to industry weirdness, drill sergeant energy, XXL freshman jabs, and the existential dread of being Black in America.
The graffiti references feel autobiographical: “Tagging graffiti on signs… damage is beautiful.” That’s such a MUFASA line, chaos as art, art as rebellion. The beat feels like a haunted film reel looping.
4. FRIDGE ITEMS: Short, sharp, and off-kilter. This track feels like a sketch in an artist’s notebook, quick strokes, weird imagery, and a flow that’s intentionally scattered but still locked in. MUFASA treats the beat like he’s talking to himself in the kitchen at 3am, opening the fridge trying to find something that isn’t just food but answers.
5. VULTURE DRUMSTICKS: This track is straight social commentary with a smirk. MUFASA fires off wild metaphors candy corn adults, celebration bowls, THC jokes, like he’s mixing stand-up comedy with a warning sign.
Then he switches into calling out hypocrisy, censorship, fake outrage, and everything that annoys real artists about “culture vultures.” It’s messy on purpose. It’s confrontational. It’s sarcastic. And it’s exactly the kind of energy the title Vulture Recipes promises.
6. GIBLETS: One of the EP’s standout tracks. GIBLETS sounds like you’re walking through an abandoned factory with one flashlight and too many thoughts. The production is eerie and stripped to the bones. MUFASA’s verses glide over the beat like a monologue from someone who’s been through too much but learned to keep breathing anyway. It’s introspective without turning preachy. It’s gritty without glorifying anything. Just straight lived experience.
7. POSERS (feat. KABOOM): Another strong collaboration with KABOOM. This time the theme is clear: fake personas in hip-hop, fake “street,” fake brands, fake stories. The two trade energy like tag-team wrestlers, but instead of body slams, they’re doing commentary on how the industry pushes surface-level people to the front.
The flow is steady, cool, almost mocking. The vibe is: “We see y’all. And we’re not impressed.”
8. PRICE RITE: The other big highlight of the EP. This track feels like a diary entry written in barcode ink. The production is barebones but addictive, and MUFASA drops lines that feel like math equations about survival, responsibility, and trying to hold it together when the world keeps taxing you spiritually and literally. It’s the type of song that feels like late-night thinking mixed with grocery-store metaphors, all delivered with that relaxed, almost whisper-level flow. It’s unique. It’s clever without trying too hard.
9. FRIED VULTURE EGGS: The closer is chaotic, raw, and kind of hilarious in a dark way. MUFASA goes off with a long string of surreal visuals—bloody waters, arcade references, 90s callbacks, hustler codes, and a repeated mantra: “I am not rich.” It’s a perfect ending because it sums up the EP’s entire mood: anti-flex, anti-fake, anti-culture vulture, pro-truth, pro-art. The beat feels like it’s crumbling under his voice, but that’s exactly the point.
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Vulture Recipes feels like an art exhibit disguised as a mixtape. The graffiti influence, the punk energy, the lo-fi edges, the boom bap roots—it’s all part of MUFASA’s universe. Recorded at BUCKET FRESH STUDIOS and built entirely in FL Studio, the EP feels intentionally hand-made, unpolished in a stylish way, and deeply personal. Side A is already strong, and knowing Side B is on the way with NARDESIGNS and Ron G only adds to the anticipation. This project is bold enough to critique hip-hop’s current landscape while still pushing the genre forward in its own DIY lane.
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