Update on “No Gimmicks”
According to Reddit user BeardlessEmperor the artist could possibly be Marcus Thurman who lived in the south side of Chicago and unfortunately passed away this year. And according to a comment on YouTube it could possibly be a diss track towards the late rapper Knightowl. The drums are same one used in Gang Starr’s song “Mass Appeal” so it’s not possible for the demo to come out before 1994, and the sample at 2:12 could be Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group although the main piano sample is unknown. As of right now more information is yet to come out.