100 words music reviews
The first album from “Coke’s Dr. Seuss” since the stellar ‘Daytona’ (2018) is a diverse, maximalist listening experience. To sustain his intensity across 40 minutes, Pusha assembles an A-List duo of Pharrell and Ye to produce thronging, glamorous beats, with superb vocal support from the likes of Jay-Z elsewhere. It’s a challenging record that asks […]
Ms. Sancha is a fictional character created by Low Profile Records and played by Diamonique. In 2003, she spoke about sex with as much detail and honesty as anyone else in gangster rap. ‘Taking it Doggystyle’ features production typical of the era, with a serrated voice sharpened by X-rated content. Though the project is somewhat […]
Portishead’s DNA is copious and varied, braising individual obsessions in an after-hours cauldron. ‘Dummy’ is what happens when a hip-hop sample comes to life, like Pinocchio, growing jazzy breaks and a soul of its own. The record’s haunting, cinematic atmosphere is lavishly upheld by Beth Gibbons’ foggy vocals, as she whispers enough to remain both […]
Outside of her music, Elsy Wameyo is keen to proselytize on behalf of her God—“‘Nilotic’ is the byproduct of God’s grace in my life”. Lyrically, the Adelaide-based/Kenyan-born multi-talent ties personal journeys to bullish human structures, where power struggles and feelings of displacement seek to govern the individual. But for all the conflict, this debut EP […]
‘i85mixx21-22’ sounds like a crowded town meeting in which everyone is speaking in time. Material Girl secures stirring jazz, electronic, and hip-hop, cooking them together until they’re soft to touch. In the boundless chasm of sound, this sublime artist embodies a frenzied character whose underlying depth is relayed through candid lyrics and breathseizingly touching tones. […]
Drums are ‘MMESYF’’s most significant element. Though they frequently embolden the all-round feel of the record, ‘Sanjuro,’ ‘Ain’t No Way,’ and ‘X-Wing,’ feature extraordinarily crude electronic hi-hats and monophonic drones which generate a severely underwhelming series of tracks. There are moments, too, when Curry’s early proclamation of biblical repentance is sidelined in favour of antonymic […]
The opener to JAH-MONTE’s eighth full-length release is a nostalgic affirmation of hip-hop familiarity. It will be one of the genre’s sweetest indie track #1’s this year. Moving forward, ‘Here, There & Everywhere’ occasionally slackens into soporific beats and more predictable bars, submitting to the formula and filler design that can accompany prolificacy. When on-form, […]
Mathematically aware of a new decade, the first two years of the 2010s birthed the next decade of headliners. A$AP Rocky’s debut mixtape circulated around internet blogs and tastemakers, eventually perforating the stubborn New York scene with its idiosyncrasies. Hip-hop needed some attention after the cultural demise of the bling era and the sonically unfortunate […]
WiFiGawd has a dauntingly large discography, beginning in 2016 and harvesting up to eight albums a year. This is his second of 2022, and some of the D.C-born rapper and producer’s cleanest production to date. WiFi digs for beats in a way that once involved vinyl and crates, but now revolves around websites with a […]
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