I think quietly this man has come out the back end of 2025 with some of the strongest discographies in the underground. After covering his last record, I was curious to see what he’d do next, and now we know! Another banging record with a single producer this time, and both shone brighter than I thought possible! Let’s talk about it!
This is the brand-new record by MC B1 The Architect and Producer Danobravo, and together they dropped a fresh 11 tracks with the likes of
-Age
-Shark on the features (loving the single-word names here) made me feel a certain way!
Now, I feel like if we’re talking about the production side of things, this one feels a lot more atmospheric and surreal in experience as it plays almost like an indie film with tons of colour and unique vibes that the previous one didn’t have (which I felt was more aggressive and rough in comparison).
Danobravo does a fantastic job at capturing the momentum and moments that matter in the record, from the isolated instrumentation to the specific layers and focusing on engaging and emphasis on specific elements that turn this record into a grand pursuit of sounds and emotions.
If I had to choose a favourite track of the list, it would have to be ‘Hard Times’. I just love the emotionally driven and powerful message the music (and lyrics) provide across that track.
From those plucked strings, hypnotic drum patterns, scattered keys that all come together for a beautifully executed instrumental!
What was the cherry on top of the cake for me was that wrestling promo towards the end speaking about ‘hard times’ and tied in the impact of the song 10x fold! Absolutely loved it.
Dano did his job and then some. He helped bring the music to life, and I couldn’t think of anyone else better to pair with B1 to create the masterpiece that he did!
Now, onto B1. It honestly feels like from his last album to one that he’s evolved as a species. Because he seems to have elevated everything that made him appealing over the last few months and amped everything up to ridiculous highs!
Across this album, he sounds like an absolute powerhouse. A hip-hop preacher that is trying to spread his message to the world one word at a time!
I love how fucking fluent he is across this one, there’s never a song to point out where anything was less than exceptional. Perfectly smooth flow, incredibly punctual wordplay, verbal excellence and a pen game so strong it reads like mini novels track to track!
As mentioned above, only two features. Which means he spends nine of the tracks by himself running the record and taking out any doubt that he IS that guy, he’s the one who can make a record entertaining and thrive without the help from others!
In saying that, the few tracks with people on it are incredibly smooth, well synchronised and a fun track to vibe to! He may not have a lot on there, but the few he does go hard! Well picked
To say this is a brilliant album I find that an understatement, the sounds are bold. The verses are sharp and the features well done! This is easily placed on the ‘AOTY’ list!
https://open.spotify.com/album/1vHuFXffUrQI8xuGCAr0vR?si=YkIXVkZVS3ec9vHB4UJaoA
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