• Artist: Diz Gibran
• Track: Show & Prove
• Producer: Moonshine
• Album: The B-Sides

There are plenty of ways for first-time featurees to make a big impression on the Booth—come flanked by established favorites, pay tribute to the hip-hop legends, address a hot-button issue in the music game or society at large...—but, at the end of the day, it always boils down to one question: have you got the skills? Diz Gibran thinks—nay, knows—he does, and he's more than ready to Show & Prove it to our discerning readers. Over Moonshine's Afrobeat-flavored brass accompaniment, the Los Angeles rhymesayer comes with out-of-this-world confidence, firing on all cylinders as he touts his mic-rocking and ladykilling prowess. With all the old school-informed braggadocio retro-minded heads could ask for and a banging beat to match, this track will doubtless mark the beginning of a long and acclaimed career in the Booth. The B-Sides has yet to receive a solid release date, but those who like what they're hearing can expect plenty more lyrical fire on Gibran's Booth-exclusive freestyle, set to hit our frontpage sometime this fall.