SOME OF MY current favourite RELEASES...
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In our month of November we’re here once again to hear my current music update - be it new music, old, albums, EP’s, singles - we’re talking about what I’ve been consuming over the past 4 weeks. Firstly we have… Reek0 by Reek0 - Moody, More & Stonie. These three titles are my personal favourites from this project. My introduction to Reek0 was actually through Ramonie, I’ve always been fond of Frenzola and Arz so it was only right that I explored the third member of their friendship group. The first time I actually heard Ramonie spit, aside from the tune C.I.D with Arz, was the BRK cypher. It took some delving through his discography and socials to bring me to this project. It began with Stonie being my favourite but as I re-listened countlessly I stumbled on More and then Moody. It’s quite ironic actually that it seems as if I listened to the project from bottom to top as opposed to first to last. I don’t know if it’s solely me but with certain songs it just takes a specific day and ‘mood’ for it to click. But I always prefer when songs grow on me or I feel like I missed out on a gem because it has, without fail, put into perspective the amount of music I consume. Recently I’ve been feeling a lot of rappers that are on the slow rap vibe, Bawo - who we’ll come to in a second - Jordy, Dizzilo etc. I think this body of work encapsulates that idea so well, especially Reek0 himself, being constantly able to meet the standard of those types of beats. I think this creation here is perfect for headphone consumption, you need to be entirely attentive to this one. Honourable mentions to Ramonie, S.I. and Capo Lee for creating my favourite songs on this EP. Same Team - Bawo ft. Reek0 Bawo is yet to disappoint me with his lyrics, flow, let alone a song. I like his harmonies on this and when Reek0 comes in he fully fulfils the entire tune. These two together was something I didn’t know I needed but now I have it I question why I’ve never heard these two on a song before. They compliment one another tremendously and as I was talking about before, that slow rap vibe will never miss. “Man get attached to the game, it’s peak”. Luv Language - Interlude & Indomie. Now I won’t lie, as of recently Romzy hasn’t created my favourite music but these two songs here? They’re a reminder of what he’s about. I’ve spoken before concerning his ability and also his come-up so far and I genuinely don’t want him to depreciate but, next year we are definitely going to need to see more than this. Interlude for me personally is when the EP actually started these two songs technically being the only new songs on this EP, as the other two were released prior to this, I feel somewhat confident in. Interlude obviously is an interlude so I can’t expect it to be any longer, but that feeling when you’re being provided what you came to consume is what it introduced to me. I don’t know any compliment bigger than that. Indomie is a great song - ranging from the beat to Romzy’s vocals and ability to showcase his versatility. I also love the female feature, it compliments him stupendously and reminds me of when I first ever listened to one of his songs. He’s honestly in his bag when it comes to rap songs, or love songs if executed well. Definitely no Romzy hate around here, he’ll continue to grow and develop over time. Luv 4 Rent - Modennaminute, Garden Lady & Settle Down. Modennaminute was my first favourite on this album, this song feels like seven minutes long which is ironic because it is called more than a minute but I think it’s because Smino gives us a mashup plus an interlude all in one song. When I first listened to this and the interlude came on I had to check my phone ‘cause I said he blended these songs too well, only for it to still be the same tune. And even that transition into Defibrillator is way too smooth, I love the harmonies, the call snippet at the end, it’s just such a continuous vibe. Garden Lady? When it gets to about 1:10 up to where he goes ‘imagine we taking this for granted’ is genuinely the bit that I love the most, the entire song is a heavenly sound. It’s so difficult to even describe you lot just need to take a listen for yourself ‘cause that outro too? He needed to have been high to make this tune. Settle Down gives me a ‘Silk Sonic’ approach - probably because of them 808’s - but like toned down heavily with the softest rap. I don’t know how Smino does it but he just serves every time, I’m still not even over when he dropped ‘Wild Irish Roses’. It seems in ‘Modennaminute’ he’s still looking for backwoods, ‘It ain’t no backwoods on this side of town’. Us Against The World - Strandz As it’s been said multiple times before this song was even dropped and it was just a snippet on TikTok, he effortlessly provides us that 50 cent sound. From the instrumental to his lyrics and even the music video. For a lot of people this song feels nostalgic as we’re remembering that 50 flow but I think it’s very exciting to see replicas of the older music generation in the current day. Not to say Strandz will do anything or everything like him ever again, but he’s evidently showcased that unestablished artists aren’t stuck under just ‘sample rap’ making the most generic tracks ever. Crocodile Teeth - Beezy Online & Dezzie This song depicted to me how much Dezzie has grown within the music scene. Honestly both of these artists deserved for the preview to blow on Tik Tok because the amalgamation of culture and rap is something we definitely need to see more. I’m expecting this one to go off in the motives ‘cause there’s that jumpy feel to this one. Even actually the other day I had seen a video of Headie One & Dezzie freestyling together and Headie gives that ‘proud Dad’ look at Dezzie which in itself showcases growth. A big step up for these two with this song. It feels like this update is a little shorter but as you can tell it’s a lot less sporadic due to me talking about more projects than singles. Nonetheless I hope you guys are streaming all the music I have mentioned today, see you guys next month. Chale y3nko - Miriam.
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In this EP Brent has graced us with, after an unauthorised absence, he’s given us 5 new songs, so let’s touch on my top 3. #1 Make Me Stay This song slightly reminds me of ‘Dreams, Fairytales Fantasies’ in the way he includes the echoes and backing vocals, not to make it seem like it’s becoming a generic sound at all rather I mean it in a manner of the way I can recognise Brent for this technique. I like the slowness of the beat, I think this idea is carried through-out the entire EP which gives it that smooth flow through. Brent never surprises us with his toxicity, “Don’t make no mistakes, you can’t have your way, fuck that shit you think you can’t make me stay.” From these lyrics in the chorus I’m hearing a little bit of ego and pride seeping through, it’s almost as if he doesn’t want to stoop to her expectations of him, no matter that they’re not character defining. #2 Mad Riches “I like bad bitches mad riches,” this slogan is so catchy and he goes on to say, “If you ain’t one hunnit then you can’t sit with us”. This song kind of feels like a trap or a trance for lack of a better word, and although it’s not called an Interlude it’s sure short enough to be one. I just really like the fluidity and the little alien sounds vibe I get from this tune, like as if to showcase that he’s having some sort of out of body experience? If you catch my drift. #3 Break You Off I love that transition from Indonesian Fantasies. I like the lines, “I could be paranoid…I saw it as soon as I walked in, ” the lower octave he chooses here really compliments the beat, in fact I am fond of how he uses different types of octaves through-out the EP. On those lines specifically I noticed that he chose a lower tone to present his toxic viewpoint, delving deeper into that it could be said it was chosen as such to keep the ideologies of men and toxicity closely associated. Obviously, a lack of manly characteristics e.g. a high-toned voice, wouldn’t represent the stereotypical ‘man’. All in all it was actually very hard to pick my favourites because I love how every single song blends so well with one another, it makes it all feel very immersive. I love Brent for these new 5 songs and shout outs to ‘Indonesian Fantasies’ and ‘Someone New’ that sadly didn’t make it into the list - you can stream them all through my October + November Playlist. Brent, can we get an album? - Miriam. |