So, according to the intro track Emerg Da MC claims ‘There’s no woman spitting it the way she’s spitting it’ and with that exciting standard set to live up to, I’m hoping it provides me with something original, unique, and more! Let’s get to it!
So, this is the 11 June release by MC Black Silq and is produced by Lo Katana, which features 16 tracks and 35 minutes of content.
I’ll tell you right off the bat, this thing definitely is different and in all the best ways possible. What Black has done is create a whole mini universe for herself within this record where she is the ruler and anything she says goes, and she definitely utilises that control! Because this thing is a wild roller coaster ride that is filled with personality, colourful imagery, imagination beyond compare, and characteristics so wild and off-cuff that she could lend her aura to 50 other artists and still flood the system with her overwhelming energy and charisma!
This is definitely not your average Hip Hop album as you’ve got a lot of skits and spoken word elements, a lot of self-reflective and dramatic moments in this quirky, free-form vocal style that Silq has managed to capture and create for herself that I haven’t heard done to this extent yet!
Imagine Doechi but 100x more frantic, mixed in with those Jean Grae books about her life and childhood in that fun, animated voice she does, and then sprinkle in some prime-era Missy Elliott nuances, and you can kind of picture what she was going for, but even then that doesn’t do it justice!
This is really the type of sonic experience you have to try personally to understand its magic, but trust me, it’s definitely a lot to absorb and take. There are so many unpredictable moments of pure, unadulterated emotions and thoughts, personality, and fixtures that it feels like you’re walking into her brain firsthand and getting a front-row cinematic seat to her madness, and it’s absolutely incredible!
If your one, for pushing the boundaries and trying something new then this definitely qualifies as that! It’s intense, interesting, original and unique. I can guarantee you with some certainty that you won’t hear an album like this anywhere else all year!
As far as the production goes to match this incredible cadence and charm we have Lo who has done an incredible job at providing these low key, skeletal and minimalistic sonic offerings in what I can only assume are attempts to provide contrast to the brash and in your face vocal performance by Black Silq and offer up a more refined, smooth and delicate production style!
I love the fusion of Lo Fi, Ambient, RnB and Jazz elements on this project. Each track feels like an instrumental equivalent of getting into bed when your seconds awake from passing out and you know once your eyelids close that’s it for the night.
That level of mellow energy, the relaxation and peace of mind mixed in with some experimental influences and you have a recipe for a bare yet ASMR lane production that perfectly contrasts the overwhelming and memorable vocal performances by Black Silq!
I am so happy that more people are taking turns like this in their careers and being bold enough to pave a new wave, sound and lane for themselves that’s outside the normal. We need more people like this and I encourage everyone to give this a try!
https://open.spotify.com/album/6N9wHP3KxWKA4KAjQhZk9b?si=w8PXPGIPTmm90lHd-LVo2Q
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