It’s truly been a minute since I last covered this man. If I’m not mistaken, it was one of my earliest reviews on this website that had me discover him, and now as we have a brand new release, and it’s got me hyped! Let’s talk about it!
This is the brand new album by MC JFliz with Hilltop Productions on the beats! 12 tracks with the likes of
-MONEY MOGLY
-DJ DECEPTA
-G-Fam Black
-Mike Titan
-DJ Lump
-Tali Rodriguez
If you don’t recognise him already, maybe this album isn’t for you! because they are some of the heaviest hitters in the game right now, and they don’t play! And neither does JFliz on this one. Just like the last one I covered, he comes here swinging!
On this one, he comes with a bit of a razor’s edge! He ain’t playing around and he’s letting his words speak for him! He’s putting his sensible and teaching mindset aside and coming for blood! Hearing him flex with his sonic blood lust is something that literally gave me goosebumps!
We hear him spit savage verses with chaotic frequency, cold flows, and threatening lyricism! We are seeing the darkside of this man unleashed, and if he wasn’t already considered one of the most lethal MC’s in the game before, he fucking is now!
His presence is otherworldly. He sounds like hip hop’s grim reaper that’s done enhancing life and now is here to take it! His tones and cadence are night and day from what I remember him from in the past, and with these new characteristics come sharper, deadlier, and more ruthless bars and presence!
Especially on tracks like ‘Knuckle Up, Buckle Down’ and ‘Madness’, first of all, the fact he can match G-Fam’s energy is ridiculous. That alone deserves praise. When I heard his verse, I was like ‘oh, that’s a dope G-Fam verse’, then heard G-Fam’s verse, and I was like ‘what the fuck?’ That wasn’t him already?
And ‘Madness’ is perfectly titled. We hear J completely unhinged and letting the most insane version of himself appear on a track, and it’s shocking to say the least!
I can tell you one thing, this level of performance by JFliz will be standing out in 2025. It was engaging, entertaining, and memorable 10x! Unbelievable!
As far as the production goes, I love how theatrical it all sounded. You’ve got various elements from thick bass lines to plucked guitar to infectious drum patterns and subtle piano keys!
Groovy synth chords, atmospheric jazz notes, and classical melodies as well. This album even has some vocal snippet loops! This record contains everything you could ask for in an album and all done with the most finesse and care I’ve heard in a minute!
Hilltop made sure not to over-saturate any one track. The formula seems to be (for the most part) to isolate a small handful of instruments, enhance and master said instruments until they sound absolutely cinematic in execution, and proceed to make a catchy and memorable tune out of it!
Nothing worse than either a record that has the ‘throw it all to the wall and see what sticks’ OR ‘is so minimal that you’re only one beat shy of listening to ASMR Static’. That’s why people need either balance or professional utilisation of production and whatever elements chosen!
That’s why I’m very happy with the sounds on this record! How it’s crafted, how each song flows into the other seamlessly while also standing out each track to the next! It’s definitely a fine line to walk, and it was nailed perfectly!
This one will be going viral over socials for sure! This is the kind of album that will be talked about for months to come! Make sure you don’t miss out on the experience!
https://open.spotify.com/album/24HDCxb86JXoBcOynUnnkX?si=8LaoJeJuTNeWpgKEkgMFlw
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