Icebox Sermons by Wave McKenzie and Mann95

Icebox Sermons is the meeting of two worlds — celebration and struggle, ambition and discipline, the warmth of success and the cold reality of how you earn it.

On this first collaborative album, Wave McKenzie & Mann95 sharpen each other’s steel, trading verses that blend mafioso poetics, street parables, introspection, and pure boom bap craftsmanship. The duo hails from Hartford, CT, where the hustle is constant and the lessons come quick. These songs sound like conversations in motion — the ones held in parked cars, bodegas, back porches, studios at 2AM, and moments where life forces you to grow.

The tone shifts between victory and reflection:
the wins, the losses, the hunger, and the patience required to see it through.
It’s the sound of planning your next move, staying focused, and celebrating the process as much as the payoff.

Production from Dubb Divine and Blue Mask creates the perfect landscape — raw drums, cold textures, cinematic loops, and basslines that sit heavy like memory.

This is the first chapter in what’s already proving to be a powerful creative bond.
From the sound of it, this is just the beginning.

Hartford-born Wave McKenzie blends golden-era lyricism with a modern edge. Influenced by Nas and Wu-Tang, he delivers raw, soulful narratives over gritty beats. A self-sufficient artist and co-producer, Wave champions local talent while crafting timeless hip-hop built to stand with the greats.