I will take full credit for inspiration. I'm not sure why I'm getting that because I never make hiphop but it would be cool to hear your reasoning behind it. For a "hiphop" track it definitely has some of that industrial grime vibe. I really liked the experimentation you did with those filters, pads, stabs, 32nd note koto melodies. Zenon used to do a lot with koto. I heard a lot of really cool stuff!
Fuck off score, I never liked that about newgrounds hip hop portal. I haven't noticed that "zero-bombing" mentality in years. I guess hip hop is still a genre policed by hyperactive overzealous narcissistic children making "beats" in their mom's basement. There is literally no reason to give someone a zero other than nervous self induced jealousy.
I might have done something to try and bring that bass out a little more. Maybe a good distortion unit to boost certain frequencies, followed by a filter to cut some some of the grain off, a visual equalizer, an attached compressor being sidechained by the drum kit, and a bass layer (new instrument) that hits the same notation but a different frequency range as the original bass?
Look, I never have a solid recipe for getting a good bass sound. Just a bunch of sloppy ideas.
The track definitely bangs really well when I up the volume on my amp. Others might not have that option. I could nit pick little things about the mix but I can tell you already do that. You should be super proud of this track. I hope your proud of it :)