It’s that time again to discover a new artist. This time, it’s a man who rocks a pretty dope MC name, a dope album cover, and title! He seems to be knocking all the necessary elements out of the park, and with that in mind, let’s get into this highly anticipated drop!
This is the latest December release by MC Lil Divinci! This album consists of ten tracks, 16 minutes’ worth of content, and I gotta say, despite being excited about the various elements I mentioned above, I wasn’t sure what to expect sonically. After I finished, I can say this was better than I could have thought!
Starting with the production. This reminds me of classic Italian/Mafia ambiance infused with underground Hip Hop! It’s a beautiful combination that sounds equal parts cinematic and the other half soulful and atmospheric! To find a balance using those two elements can’t be easy, but yet Lil Divinci nails it!
This whole album consists of short bursts of masterfully executed instrumentals that each consist of glistening instrumentation and groovy production!
You’ve got tracks like -King Talk, which has these beautiful Jazz Horns that softly go off in the background on an infectious loop! You’ve got these funky Jazz-inspired drum patterns as well as some plucked bass strings to wrap the whole track together!
We have tracks such as -Street Codes, which provides a more infectious track! You’ve got some chord progression that has a synth effect to it as well as some more looped Jazz horns and light/subtle drums that help make a track to groove to! Another example of masterful production!
Or we can even look at the track -A Player’s Game, which might be my favourite track on the whole album! Due to its predominantly Jazz influence, with those horns in two different layers as well as those scattered piano keys and a very interesting vocal snippet thrown throughout!
Accompanying this phenomenal production is Lil Divinci himself, who utilised every second to create engaging and interesting verses that feel theatrical in nature. It feels less like he’s spitting bars and more like he’s telling us mini stories about his life and situations as a whole!
As I mentioned above, each track is rather short in composition, but that just leaves more room for Divinci to create his art and make sure he explodes on the short time he has between track to track!
He has a beautifully subtle vocal performance; the way his sharpness and top-tier vocabulary run through the beat like a piece of grass flying through the wind never disrupting the instrumental he’s rapping on but rather lifting and holding the music to a higher standard with his incredible cadence and calming eccentricity!
You know, when you compare most mafia films and tv we were all presented with the ‘Tony Montana/Soprano’ types— the yelling, angry, and intense types.
But on this record, infusing the mafia image, he’s showcasing a more light and calm presentation similar to the Godfather himself, Vito Corleone, as he lets his power known but in a patient and confident manner rather than aggressively, and I appreciate that!
I also love how he rocks the record solo; he doesn’t need any feature to make the album entertaining and enjoyable as he knows he has enough conviction and charisma to hold the boat all on his own, and this album proves that!
If you haven’t heard this one yet, then I highly recommend it! It’s elegant, infectious, and impressive in the execution of both the instrumentals and vocals! Go check it out below now!
https://open.spotify.com/album/4vwpmh8JiQMwpMtlLKAeDA?si=lGxTuhC_TSyQNCRmvJWfrA
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