On a week that saw the release of both Meyhem Lauren and Daringer’s Black Vladimir and Roc Marciano and The Alchemist’s The Elephant Man’s Bones, there was also a surprise, the return of Mach-Hommy and Tha God Fahim’s Dollar Menu series. When discussing the path to the two MC’s legendary status in the hip-hop underground, the Dollar Menu series plays a big part of it. Built on laid back but always evocative beats and stream of conscious rhymes, Mach and Fahim bring out the best in each other and Dollar Menu 4 is another highlight for both of them, each leveling up their lyrical gymnastics. Fahim is razor focused, almost like he has something to prove in comparison, but if that’s his motivation, he delivers on every single track, with some of his most potent flows, offering a sense of sage like wisdom to Mach’s psychedelic poetry. With production from Fahim, Fortes, and Sadhugold, the duo play off one another’s verses, attacking the lo-fi beats with magical chemistry, weaponizing their verses to explode at a drop of a bar. - DG