(GAWD GAWD)

Few have had the storied career as he. From dropping some of the dopest records the underground has ever heard, to recording some of the best collaboration dream teams we could ever think of.

-Both Hands Wash The Face

-Glory To Gawd

And so, when we hear he’s decided to go towards ‘sentimental’ on this one. I don’t get worried, I get excited because if anyone has eared the benefit of the doubt regardless of topic or concept it’s the Gawd himself, in fact it’s the 

GAWD GAWD

So, this is the latest project by Ferris Blusa which 

With 11 new tracks and a 30 minute run time we get to see a side of the Gawd we haven’t really heard before (at least not to me)

The production staff are as followed 

-Mad Science Beats

-Prod By Sammy

-Afyktos

-Hobgoblin

-Old Soul Beatss

And features Substance810! 

The parts that stand out and add such depth to the record are the three ‘A Negro Secret’ Acts which open and close the album as well as varies post song snippets of a time before equality and acceptance of African American race, culture or ethnicity

It’s a tough listen for the listener and I’m sure it was Ferris’s intention to reach out and jolt some empathy and understanding from us to realise how it wasn’t that long ago these situations happened and how crucial it is to never forget that time period.

When talking the production and to match the tone of the various voice tracks the instrumentation is very dark, skeletal and somber of an experience with a touch of melodic out puts such as the track ‘Of A Dolla’ with that beautifully layered singing track and loop. 

Or the track ‘Salutations’ which has that soul sample on loop with those lush instrumentation to make this track a more ‘upbeat’ offering on the record but for the rest I’d say he tries for a more gritty, cold and atmospheric vibe that centres around sound such as

-Grime

-Boom Bap

-Dark Ambient

And they utilise these elements to create a project that takes over your body and soul and encapsulates your mind and spirit into the whole vibe and aura of the album which is the ‘understanding and acceptance’ of the grave mistakes of the past.

Was there any doubt about his MC skills? Of course he’s on game. He’s always on point but especially on a project with such heavy conceptual importance. His lyricism is as potent as always, he’s forcing you to recognize that he’s really that guy no THE GAWD and I refuse to believe anyone can listen to this album and not agree on that assumption! 

His tone is always deep and his bars are always top tier. Whether he’s talking about something as important as this album or just bragging bars he reminds one of the best to do it when he gets going!

He’s the kind of guy where once he talks the room listens, he has that level of energy, cadence, character and passion in everything he puts his mind to, to make everything he releases a work of art and dare say ‘modern day classics’

This comes to absolutely no surprise to me at all that this one was dope. I had no doubt in my mind and combined with the heavy theme of the record this is one you can’t afford to miss! 

https://open.spotify.com/album/3Cu4nNEfCj4Gg8nwprRTT8?si=UwslaFo3Q_ihVf7LxkKjTw