Man, 2020 started off strong with Estee. Starting with a fantastic Minimansiondust Vol. 4 and now the first edition of his collaboration with producer Grubby Pawz, and together they released pure magic!
So, this is the 12th March 2020 release with 11 songs and 37 minutes. Featuring the likes of:
-Mooch
-Daniel Son
-Rigz
-JuneLyfe
-Codenine
-SmooVth
-Haze
What’s surprising about this album is the lack of Al Divino. This might be the first project without him that I’ve covered; it definitely feels a bit empty without the dynamic duo, but with those amazing names, including the debut of Estee working with Daniel Son, this album still manages to pull off a phenomenal record that has all the potential and grit you were expecting!
The rapping on this one feels as charismatic and powerful as there has been so far. You can hear the passion, energy, and enthusiasm in their tones and style. What always surprises me about Nack is his originality and ability to create seamless flow that doesn’t follow any real pattern or reason. Kind of similar to an artist like MF DOOM, who never was bound down by the beat but always followed his own path with his lyricism, and that’s how I feel with Estee. He ain’t a slave to the production; he makes it work for him and manipulates it for his own benefit.
The features he has on this go absolutely ballistic in execution and delivery. Whenever you get the treat of hearing both Estee X Daniel Son on the same song, it’s always a solid track. The others follow suit and give their best work and match the same killer and vicious aura as Estee and do justice to Grubby Pawz and his work!
Speaking of the man. With his first installation of work with Estee, he had a point to prove, and boy did he make it.
His production has a lot of variety involved, such as:
-Jazz
-Experimental
-Soft Rock
-Boom Bap
-Grime
And not only does he mix these influences perfectly, but he makes them grand and heavy in feel and vibe. Each beat sounds cinema level of crisp and extravagant in nature. The kind of score you hear that runs through every part of you until you’re left with chills and it’s stuck in your mind days after hearing it, and as it happens with an Estee record, it’s something you’ll be addicted to for months and have the craving to listen to week after week and never get sick of it.
I also love the technique woven through this album and how well crafted they appear. Each second of the beat feels lively and unique. There’s no one song that sounds the same as the next or one before, and the way he blends different sounds is elite.
Using the song ‘WHITEGIRLSINROXBURY’, where it starts with that five seconds of smooth jazz only to be converted into a raw, tough beat. But the transition between the two was absolutely masterful and adds to his skill level as a producer!
One again, if you’re counting, that’s a lot of albums with a W and no losses, and I don’t think I’ll ever find it. Shoutout to Grubby for his ridiculous work on this one!
https://open.spotify.com/album/5XFRNf3jeR4xVj76Z0r3jz?si=-TkTnZhaTWKFF8tZkDfEvg
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