For me, as a journalist. There’s a few set-ups that are considered ‘Guarantees’ for me. Certain people and duos that release, and I immediately have to check it out, and this is one of those situations.
These two are dope individually, but anytime they come together, I can’t help but get hyped and forced to check whatever they offer, so with that being said. Let’s talk about it!
This is the brand-new EP by powerhouse collaborators MC Red, Amandala, and Producer AbbotJackson, and together they drop a fresh six tracks with 13 minutes, and my god, am I on cloud nine again with this one!
Let’s start with the MC side of things, Red. He’s one of those names that stand out from a crowd! Why? Because he simply raps truly uniquely from everyone else in the game. Whenever he drops bars, it sounds like he’s sitting there smoking a pipe and looking out the window at the life abroad rather than sitting there with a pen and paper!
He always has such an introspective tone, and that’s why all his bars sound like social commentaries. As if he’s only worried about what’s going on with his own life and what he can see around him over pointless bragging and fake glow-up lines.
Him just being him is beyond elite in his rap style, and it’s this authenticity that draws me to him with each drop!
On this project, he brings his trademark professionalism, which consists of his smooth flow, intricate vocabulary, thought-provoking lyricism, and enough charisma and conviction to provide the whole game with!
He’s always coming in with a soothing demeanour on the beats, think 93 Snoop or Gang Starr’s Guru in the way he just drops his bars without any over-the-top octaves or ridiculous characteristics for ‘viral views’; he’s just him, and the aura he possesses most would die for!
Since he has so much substance and spiritual direction in his words, this 13-minute EP feels like half an hour at least. He has the ability to prolong time and make the thrill of a brand-new album last that much longer!
Of course, the other part of the powerhouse duo is Abbot. A producer that I’m so fucking happy I discovered because he’s done nothing but made my jaw drop with every new release! His mastery is second to none, and what he does across this project is the definition of ‘perfection’.
This whole EP is jazz, soul, ambient inspired with some of the most gorgeously crafted and brought to life ideas and sounds that I’ve ever heard in my life.
It’s as if he has a secret magic spell where he can make the beats themselves come to life and bear sonic fruit for the listeners. It’s like he’s a band in and of himself that incorporates all the most beautiful and angelic elements of those mentioned genres and fuses them to create a brand new, atmospheric and spiritually compelling subgenre that is a stress killer.
One listen of this EP and you’ve been healed. I didn’t even have any stress before listening to this, and after my first listen through, I feel like a new person.
The smoothness of the EP is ridiculous. I found it hard to even pay attention and not drift off into a peaceful slumber and dream my life away while listening to this.
This man is beyond a ‘producer’; he’s a glorious score creator that invents timeless experiences that affect your heart, mind, and soul!
If you listen to this record on quality headphones or in a quiet, confined space, I guarantee you, you’ll start feeling lighter than air, and all your insomnia will be murdered before you even know it.
I don’t know how Abbot keeps making this music or how Red continues to rap as good as he does, but when they come together, they are automatically making classics, and this EP is no different! What a fucking project!
https://open.spotify.com/album/4yhWtYY9iyrX7KFnXeVCwn?si=B9WxSBWQR2-DiLbg9cj-dw
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