I gotta say, this is one of the few albums released this year I was genuinely excited for before it came out! Being in regular communication with this man kept me in the loop of release, and for one specific reason towards the end of the record, it had me anticipating what this one will sound like, and now that it’s out, I no longer have to anticipate! Let’s talk about it!
This is the brand-new release by MC JhiaKhana, who came to my attention with his incredible single featuring Snotty! Since then, he’s been on my watchlist, and this time around, he’s pulling no punches! We have production from the likes of
-88blessed
-Drill Kid
-Crisis
-Wavy Da Gawd
-godBLESSbeatz
-Controversy
-Sneak Beatz
-Level 13, and more!
And on the verses, we have
-J-Classic
-Jalen Frazier
-Snotty
-Teek Hall
And man, dope isn’t a strong enough word to describe this record!
To start with the production, what we have here is a combination of atmospheric, gritty, and cold-blooded Boom Bap tracks that’s tied in with plenty of wrestling references and looped instrumentation that gives this record that ‘surreal’ feel to it!
I love those swaying, deep notes, those minimalistic drum patterns accommodated by intricate keys and folk-like horns and jazz-inspired chords that all mash together into a pleather of sounds and aesthetics that complement track to track!
To me, this album’s music has amazing breathing room within the production. Each track has 1-3 max key instruments or samples that are highlighted, mastered, and amplified to its greatest extent until each sound starts sounding cinematic in nature!
Across these 13 tracks, you can feel the care and importance of ‘depth’ within the instrumentals. This ain’t a rushed record or meaningless cuts just thrown together for the fuck of it; each song is crafted for that exact song’s purpose and is treated respectfully! Nothing worse than when an artist drops a collection of tracks just for the fuck it!
No thought or process, just record to get something out. This is definitely not the case here! You can hear the personality and characteristics in each second of the beats, which makes this album 100x more interesting, enjoyable, and memorable!
If there’s anything you shouldn’t have to question, it’s Jhia himself. This man has been on an upward trajectory, and I can’t see him slowing down yet! He’s got that one passionate and enthusiastic delivery that makes you realise how much fun he’s having on these tracks!
He’s a true artist in the fact that he ain’t releasing anything until it comes out exactly how he wants it! Trust me, I’ve had constant conversations with him way before this dropped, and I’m sure he could have released this way earlier than now if he wanted to, but he’s a master craftsman, and his patience paid off because this ended up DOPE!
He has that sharp pen game, his visually pleasing wordplay, and lyricism. I love the amount of wrestling references across this album! The one-liners, puns, double entendres— it’s all (as a wrestling head) absolutely fantastic! You can always hear how fluent his flow is as he’s effectively and effortlessly gliding through the production like it’s nothing!
Although he doesn’t have that many features on this thing, the amount he does have, he absolutely nails the chemistry and synchronicity! He proves to the world that you line up anyone against him, and he’ll come up on top! Those feature tracks go hard!
And of course, track 8, that’s me! My second blessing to be featured in a record, and it couldn’t have come up better! Fantastic interlude!
Look, if you’re a wrestling head, you will LOVE this album! And I’m convinced even if you’re not as a hip-hop head, you’ll love what this has to offer! Definitely one of the best albums of the year!!
https://jhiakhana.bandcamp.com/album/execution-te-excellence
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