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BBDO (Trailerized)

Now Im Choosin' Mine

Simply Superior

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Out On My Shield

Mindin' My Own Business (feat. Ophilia)

In My Bag

POLYMERS.

Mazbou Q invites the most ardent of Hip hop listeners to decipher layers of hidden meaning and rhythmic architecture embedded in his bold new single, 'CRYPTOGRAPHY.’ Sitting on top of a hard hitting 85BPM instrumental with trap style drums and a highly addictive loop, Mazbou Q continues to demonstrate why he is referred to as ’The Rap Scientist’ as he treats his audience to an array of polyrhythmic flows all the while communicating very potent and confronting political messaging. 

CRYPTOGRAPHY.

RAP SCIENCE.

CLONING.

PHOTONICS.

SALINITY.

FORENSICS.

ASTROGEOLOGY.

PHYSIOLOGY. (feat. Ch! Nonso)

CELESTIALS. (feat. Nardean)

TORQUE.

ALLOCHTHON.

yours too

ALIVE

I'm a Star

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Skyline

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“Movin’ Cautious” marks a rare collision of two of Aotearoa’s most forward thinking musical minds: Rapper and rhythm theorist Mazbou Q, and prog-metal guitarist/composer ATU. The pair deliver a sound that sits well outside the boundaries of either genre, fusing prog’s razor-edged guitar precision with modern trap-leaning drums and melodic hooks. What's ultimately formed is something that feels like the next evolutionary step of nu-metal.

While most rap and rock collaborations borrow familiar tropes, “Movin’ Cautious” aggressively rewrites the formula altogether. The verses move through alternating and odd time signatures, creating a rhythmic instability that mirrors the track’s central theme: the consequences that inevitably arrive when people speak recklessly, hide behind anonymity, or provoke conflict they aren’t ready to face. Mazbou Q glides across these shifting pulses with an ease that’s become synonymous with his identity as The Rap Scientist. His cadences feel natural and intuitive even as the beat mutates around him, echoing the approach he recently showcased in his viral rap reinterpretation of Dream Theater’s “The Dance of Eternity,” a video that received enthusiastic praise from prog legends Mike Portnoy, Jordan Rudess, Kiko Loureiro, Misha Mansoor, Tosin Abasi, and others.

As the rhythmic tension builds in the verses, the song erupts into soaring 4/4 choruses that provide a clear release.  Mazbou Q’s melodic trap-style vocals cut through with ease, and what might normally feel like a familiar groove lands with far greater impact after the surrounding turbulence. This contrast between structured chaos and anthemic simplicity plays into the song’s narrative: moments of volatility giving way to hard truth. “Movin’ Cautious” reminds listeners that actions have consequences (“What goes around comes back upon us”), and that in a culture where provocation is cheap, accountability can be costly.

ATU’s performance is equally central to the song’s identity. His trademark tonal crispness and dynamic phrasing come through clearly, and his rhythmic, syncopated slapping-style guitar work in the bridge heightens the track’s sense of danger and urgency. It serves as a striking preview of his long-awaited upcoming album, with the rollout set to begin in December. This will be his first major body of work since 2018’s masterful Point of View EP.

“Movin’ Cautious” also lands during a period of strong momentum for Mazbou Q. His third studio album, RAP SCIENCE., arrived in May, with its single “TORQUE.” becoming a Top 5 finalist at the 2025 APRA Silver Scrolls. The new release arrives just one day ahead of his performance at Auckland’s The Others Way Festival (29 November), followed by appearances at AUM Festival (31 December) and Festival of Lights (2 January).

Blending technical showmanship with bold social commentary, “Movin’ Cautious” is both musically groundbreaking and thematically pointed. This track cuts through the noise of all-too-familiar, eye-roll-inducing descriptions of “genre defying” music and authentically reimagines the collision of two vastly different sonic worlds, embracing complexity without sacrificing impact. Very few rap records have ever taken this approach to time manipulation, and even fewer have managed to pair it with a sound as accessible and engaging as this.

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