Although it is not among the three official singles from "BADMAN," the new album from six-member South Korean hip hop group B.A.P, music fans would be well-advised not to sleep on the song "Whut's Poppin.'"

This deep album cut has a rap-centric sound that is straight from the street.

In ditching the multilayered harmonies of "Hurricane" or the angst-y soaring vocals that permeate "Badman," B.A.P harnesses the power of their collective rhymes to offer up their rawest, most original work to date, with "Whut's Poppin.'"

The brief interludes of singing on the track are tastefully restrained, with minimal use of the group's trademark harmonies.

And although the final result would be considerably better without the brief interludes of autotuned vocals, "Whut's Poppin'" still maintains a brash, aggressive quality, making it the standout track from "BADMAN."

The best rap is raw.

From The Notorious B.I.G. to the Wu-Tang Clan, hip hop ascends to the next level when the rhyme flow is hard and the beat is heavy.

With "Whut's Poppin,'" B.A.P delivers on both fronts.

In the process, the group proves that they have the necessary fire in their gut to deliver a strong, urban-fueled dance track without leaning on stacks of harmonies or other techniques of studio gloss.

Clocking in at under two minutes, "Whut's Poppin" has a tossed off quality that might be the secret of its success.

Much of the material B.A.P has released thus far in their career leans heavily on passionate vocals that more resemble the heartfelt tone of a boy band than the confident bombast of a B-Boy. The result is often too earnest for hip hop.

The band is at a crossroads that is important to acknowledge.

Although the sensitive vocal acrobatics B.A.P has served up on numerous occasions undeniably offer the band a safer more commercial route, the group has the potential to deliver rap tracks as hard and authentic as anything the South Korean pop charts have to offer.

Although it is profoundly unlikely likely that B.A.P will give up their more pop sounding material for hard hitting hip hop songs, (after all "Whut's Poppin'" wasn't even released as a single), it is also a profound pity.

There are plenty of boy bands out there that can deliver the kind of attractive pop singing that B.A.P has made the centerpiece of their sound.

But for those same six gentleman to be able to deliver a hip hop track with the chest pounding authenticity of "Whut's Poppin,'" that is a rare gift.

Check out the song "Whut's Poppin'" off of the new B.A.P album "BADMAN" RIGHT HERE