Today I have the incredible opportunity to not only discover a new dope artist but cover two singles at once! Only done this once before now, so let’s get into it!
This is the latest two singles by MC ‘LuAble’, with the first being
-Life Kinda Different: 3:01
-Black Roses: 2:13
Now two very different tracks for their own reasons! Starting with ‘Life Kinda Different’,
what I love about this one is its darker, more surreal overtones. You have those heavy bass plucked strings that thump in the background, and then you have subtly looped, is this vocal choir-style harmony that gives the track its ‘elegant’ nature.
I love how when these two main features are combined, it makes an almost ‘Art Hop’, early to mid-2000s underground era production with your
-Illogic
-Atmosphere
-Brother Ali-type atmospheres, the type of song that makes the listener contemplate life and forces the audience to think. I love production like this as it was my favourite era of hip hop.
As far as the rapping goes on this one. He has a fantastic combination between witty and braggadocio bars and personal, thinking-out-loud lines that sound like he’s just talking in the studio about what’s been going on in his life without actually writing traditional ‘bars’ down.
For example, in his second verse, how he goes ‘Told me get my tooth fixed, mm well maybe/going through some fucked-up shit yeah lately’
That’s an example (to me) of the man just bearing his private thoughts on the mic without worrying about traditional rap bars. But the genius is he seems to go back and forth between your standard written verses to these moments so effortlessly that it left me nothing short of impressed!
Now onto his second track ‘Black Roses’, man, this beat is almost the opposite of the first one! Instead of having a more introspective vibe, this feels straight out of the 90’s ‘A Tribe Called Quest’ era with those thick bass lines, those synth chords, and that fucking beautiful chorus groovy loop with that small snippet of some vocal sample. Man, that is a tight beat switch for the chorus!
This is the kind of beat you can just hear Q-Tip or De La Soul could go off on! This is pure ‘Jazz Rap’ era instrumental, and I could listen to this beat for weeks and never get sick of it! In fact, it’s already added to my personal playlist!
Now. For this song, LuAble is featured alongside Dskillz Harris, and these two remind me of a modern-day Q-Tip and Phife Dawg! Their chemistry is flawless! Both have incredible flow, infectious rhythm, with fun and witty wordplay and pen game.
Unlike the other single, there aren’t really ‘heartfelt’ or ‘personal’ lyrics to point out. This literally sounds like a tribute to that classic golden era. This track is just fun, groovy instrumentation mixed with passionate, light-hearted displays of bar fests that just make you happy to listen to!
Overall, I love these two singles because they showcase the strength of two different styles of production and lyricism. Definitely don’t sleep on these two tracks!
Shoutout to Dskillz Harris for production on these two singles!
https://open.spotify.com/album/4UVK0IAbWpDL8kU9L0NFZ0?si=Eb7So4_qQgi4GB2XV7-2pQ
https://open.spotify.com/album/4uwEYJiLuhT7WyXYrKPEyQ?si=ZpJKjr5vQs249ZV4TmPTYg
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