(Morning Rain)

The time has finally come! One of the most anticipated singles of the month! Let’s talk about it!

So this is the brand new song by B1 The Architect that includes Sythe on the production and, most excitingly, you have the legendary Blu on the feature! This is banger-worthy in name alone! 

Let’s start with the production. I love the skeletal/muddy texture of this track. You have those swinging keys going from lower to higher pitch with light use of bass strings and a raw, barebone Boom Bap beat that comes together in a perfect storm of ambient, eerie, crisp, with a dark atmosphere all wrapped in one! 

This is the kind of beat you could play for hours and never get sick of it! Fantastic performance by Sythe!

Onto the rap verses. We have a dope opening verse by B1 who showcases his signature deep, raw vocal tones that give off a faint monotone vibe as he spits his thought-provoking bars with excellent precision on the beats. With him, the flow and wordplay is like clockwork. It’s always on point where it needs to be and he never misses a step.

His lyricism is deep and heavy, like he’s literally writing this on a dark and stormy day. Very bleak in nature.

On the opposite end, we have the legend himself Blu who honestly comes in sounding more dire and serious than I heard him in the past few years. When I think of Blu, I think of fun and infectious Jazz albums or celebratory music with big parties of names and features. 

But on this one, he’s talking about the struggle of death, saying how ‘My Home girl’s father died, My Home boy’s daughter died. When they express how it feels, the shit makes all of us cry.’

Like, damn. That’s such depressing yet real lyrics from him that I just haven’t heard in years! Sure, he’s fitting the sonic aesthetic to a tee and his lyricism definitely fits the mood of the song, but it just comes as quite the shock that the man who just recently released ‘40’, probably the happiest album I’ve ever heard, turned around and made one of the most harrowing verses I’ve heard this year. 

All in all, this is a fantastic piece of music. It’s gritty but self-reflecting at the same time. It’s got fantastic production and the lyrics really make you think, which is good to have every once in a while! Check it out!

https://open.spotify.com/track/6OjMzECo0UX5l7QzqikzXy?si=6tLXbrLlRv6Lofug1_obEA