Sometimes, it can get very easy to lose oneself in the tidal wave of Hip Hop. Every artist aiming to make the same sound, the same variation of their favourite artists or what’s trending in society at the time, but it takes a real artist to step outside of the water and make something original, different, and personal. And on that note, allow me to introduce you to Casket D. (Dr Eams)
This is the latest offering from the rapper with 12 tracks and 33 minutes in length.
This thing is heavy in lyricism. The first words on the first official track are ‘Shit, I just buried my grandmother,’ which, as someone who lost my last one in 2017 and still hasn’t gotten over it, that line got to me.
Across this project, it seems he’s regularly talking to this ‘Dr Eams,’ a psychologist, I’d assume, and Casket talks to himself about his personal feelings and experiences.
Across this project, he definitely bares his soul on the record and leaves nothing to the imagination. Of course, there are moments where we see him talk about his ego and bragging rapper side, but for the majority, we are just hearing a man who’s in pain and suffering.
His skills as an MC are evident with his flow on point, his penmanship at an author level, and his wordplay shines from track to track.
The production side of things is definitely unique as it provides a slow, eerie, and somber atmosphere to match the equally intense and often tragic verses. If the readers need a quick example to picture what I’m talking about, it’s similar in aesthetic to that Jay-Z song ‘4:44’ off the same album.
With that haunting female vocal loop that’s exactly the same style of production you can expect on this one with its various levels of intimate and crushing sounds that is sure to make you remember about your own personal tragedies as it has for Casket.
Overall, although this can be a tough listen in some areas, the conceptually of it all, the skills on the mic, the production, it all makes for a unique listening experience that I know I’ll be remembering for years to come!
Production by Bailey Daniel!
https://open.spotify.com/album/3ac5UpXZj6cHc9mcCOZY4F?si=mK2N9fFeRSGRgF7nt8fiTQ
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