The deeper I get into this review game, the more I come to realise that it’s often the up-and-coming cats who showcase the biggest heart, and that is exactly what’s happened here! Let’s talk about it!
This is the latest EP by MC ‘Isa lbn Wali’, consisting of five tracks and the following producers:
-Ruen
-DJ Pain
-Jon Brown
-YNI
With the feature verse by Billy James.
So I listened to this project about ten times over because, writing this, I gotta say the production aspect surprised me every time! Starting the project with a beautiful jazz rendition that tells the audience the direction and adventure the record is going to take!
From there, the rest of the EP does follow an equally melodic, soothing, and sensual ride with more emphasis on the delicate rhythms and production that helps push the narratives of his in-depth lyricism to come!
Although short, you can hear how grand and beautiful the instrumentation is. The notes are powerful, the strings and chords are full of life, sharp, and structured in such a way where you can hear and feel every single individual sound with each song, which I love and proves incredible technique and mastery!
The atmosphere of this record is somber at times and raw overall. There’s a certain level of ‘acoustic’ qualities to this EP, which is telling of the organic and natural overall feel of the project itself. There’s no bullshit over-polished or over-produced synthetic or stock beats, just pure, delicate, and beautiful aesthetic.
Now onto the MC work. Although I’ve never discovered this man before, after hearing this EP, he definitely left an impression on me. To complement these amazing instrumentals, he provides his own layers of introspective and in-depth analysis bars that help you feel like you understand the intentions and mind and the kind of guy that he is!
He’s the type of MC that takes his time; he’s equally methodical in pace and surreal in his execution of his lyricism, tone, and wordplay!
You can hear in his studio cadence and in his aura that he’s a considerate and respectful guy who gives the listeners bars and verses that are designed to be played back and, in order to get the full experience or depth of the puns or one-liners being delivered!
Overall. For such a short under 15-minute project, this thing has so much variety, substance, and emotion that most full-lengths won’t have! Definitely a record that can’t be missed!
https://open.spotify.com/album/1ZsCgVpwY9lXxAXlRfXjp8?si=J-t9-S2BRU-ETxRH8U2zHA
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