It’s that time again to review another submission request! This time I get the blessing and privilege of reviewing an artist from Africa! So without any more time on it, let’s talk about it!
This is the 2024 album by African rapper Noble MC and it features 16 tracks with close to an hour in content! The guests on this are as follows:
-UG Cella Dwellas
-DJ CEEZ
-JISE1
And producers such as
-Kon Sci of Mindstone Crew
-Noble MC
-Kiofnc
-UG of Cella Dwellas
-Weedout
And these men help create the energy and charisma to create one of the more ‘traditional’ offerings of hip hop I’ve heard in a while!
So starting with production, we have (at least to me) a very clear-cut direction they were going for on this album, which was a 90’s mainstream Hip Hop atmosphere with a variety of West Coast and East Coast-inspired beats and samples to create a nostalgic and still original album with lots of flavour and colour attached to it.
Across this hour-long album, we get to see the various producers shine from that powerhouse opening track, and every cut onward sounds fresh, crisp, raw, and masterfully done! I personally love the soul cuts on this album; songs like ‘Get Ready’ are the perfect example. With smooth vocal loops and easygoing beats, they create an infectious and stunning rap song that just goes off!
Even the song right after ‘Andy’ has this acoustic vibe with those light guitar strings and skeletal beat in the background, combined with those tasteful cuts in the background, and this is another song that blows up!
Every song on this album features a similar groovy vibe to it, the kind of beat that you’ll want to walk your dog listening to! Or while you’re driving hell, one of the songs on this album was already featured on SHADE45 and deservingly so!
Onto the rapping itself. I can’t lie, I love the spirit and energy this man brings to the table. He has a strong cadence with a big heart, and you can hear the passion in his voice, and his presence on the album is undeniably inspiring!
I love how, depending on the track, he’ll customise his flow and his style to best suit the song he’s on, which means he does care how the song sounds and not just rapping the same on each track! That’s the sign of a great artist!
He has a smooth flow, great lyricism, and a dope pen game. With every new track that comes through, his motivation gets bigger and stronger, and by the end of the album, you’ll feel chills on your body, and it will stick with you days after listening to the album!
The one and only complaint I have with this album is very small, just that the songs at the very end (some of them) are just silence and don’t end right away. But that’s a very small thing and it doesn’t affect the quality of the album, so all I can say is great work by Noble MC.
Overall, a fantastic album that is near perfect. Great production and great rapping! Definitely worth checking out!
https://open.spotify.com/album/0hpc3tXreW1GHYqIRm3NVX?si=QqqLYqJ6Qf-yJw3gXCVwfg
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