Some collaborations feel overdue before you even press play. This is one of them. Lakmann, the General from Witten, links with Morlockko Plus, the masked producer from Leipzig, and the two deliver eleven tracks that owe nothing to trends or radio math. Argus came out August 28, 2026 through the Kapitalismus Jetzt platform, with vinyl handled by HHV and Vinyl Digital and cover artwork by Bureau Omega. The title points at the hundred-eyed guardian from Greek myth, and that watchful, paranoid mood sits under a lot of what happens here.
I already covered four of the singles ahead of the album, so I came in with expectations. The record clears them.
The sound
Morlockko Plus builds the whole thing on sample-based, dusty Boom Bap. Dark where it needs to be, warm when it wants to breathe. That range is the reason the eleven tracks never blur into one texture. Lakmann rides it the way he has for two decades: dense internal rhymes, Pott slang, a delivery that pushes at the pocket instead of sitting neatly inside it. If you know his catalog, you know the trade-off. He raps a lot, and he raps fast. On Argus the beats give him rooms to move through, which keeps the density from turning into noise.
The guest list is small and picked with intent. Chinch 33 shows up on "Noch ein Wort mehr," Flipstar and Morlockk Dilemma share "3 Pistoleros," and Morlockk Dilemma returns for "Kein Palaver". No filler names, no clout features.
The tracks I keep coming back to
"Noch ein Wort mehr" is my favorite on here. The beat is relaxed and soulful, the kind of loop that would carry a track on its own, and Chinch 33 fits the mood without crowding it. It is the softest landing spot on the record and I keep starting my replays there.
"Six Feet Deep" is the punchline showcase. Lakmann aims a good chunk of it at the German media landscape, and the shots land because they are specific, not just angry. It is the track where his pen and his temperament line up cleanest.
"Real Talk" goes the other direction. Dirty, heavier beat, less polish by design. Morlockko Plus lets it stay grimy and Lakmann matches the grit instead of fighting it.
"Soulmusik" was the first single and it still holds as an entry point. It sells the pairing in three minutes: soul flip, steady drums, Lakmann doing Lakmann things over the top.
And "Lak" is the one where he just goes. No feature, no hook to hide behind, pure output. It is exactly what the title promises and it works if you are already on his wavelength.
Where it lands
Argus does not reinvent either artist and it does not try to. Lakmann does Lakmann things, Morlockko Plus does Morlockko Plus things, and the two catalogs meet in a way that feels lived-in rather than assembled. The intro and outro ("Sturmwind Intro," "Tag des Lichts Outro") frame it as an album, not a beat-tape with rhymes on top, and the sequencing earns that.
If your taste runs toward true, sample-driven Deutschrap with no interest in crossing over, this is an easy recommendation. Eleven tracks, no wasted ones, two veterans who know exactly what they are here to do.
Stream Argus on YouTube, or grab the vinyl through Kapitalismus Jetzt and HHV.
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