Slime Luciano. A man, the more I research, the more sway I see he has on the culture. A name that appears consistently enough throughout the various artists’ projects, dropping fire verses and forcing the industry to take notice.
As that is the case, it should come as no surprise that I was extremely excited to cover and hear what this album had to offer, and with that in mind, let’s get into it!
This is the latest December release by MC Slime Luciano and producer D. Mitchell! Together, they drop a total of eight tracks, no features, just pure, unadulterated storytelling and some of the most premium I’ve heard yet!
I feel like I have to discuss SLIME first because after hearing how he presented himself across this album, I was left godsmacked. On here, he reminded me of Scarface meets Billy Woods. The level and depth of his wordplay, the way he executed his bars, his attention to detail, his use of precise pronouncements and enunciations make every breath he takes on this album that much more heavy and heartfelt!
Every track on here is a mini masterpiece story told in a uniquely theatrical manner that makes you feel like you’re listening to a movie! I love how on certain tracks, such as -Born Into This Hell, he repeats the chorus in such a way that it has a hypnotic effect! Because the line he was spitting -I’m a falling angel’ had such a detrimental impact on the song that him repeating it made the lyricism that much more serious and powerful!
That’s what I’m trying to say here, only master level MC’s understand the importance of everything combined. Not just the bars themselves but how they are formed, how they are said, how you should utilise the choruses and tones, etc. He’s thought of EVERYTHING, and that makes this album phenomenal!
I also love how he went the ‘no features’ route. Which adds even further value to his skills! Knowing he can pull off a conceptual effort solo? Not many would attempt that, and yet he did it effectively and effortlessly to the point it looked TOO EASY!
As far as the production goes, if SLIME is the pen, then D is the Aux chord to translate Slime’s feelings and emotions into a sonic state of mind, and he does that with absolute finesse and brutal efficiency!
Across this tape, we hear a heavily cinematic experience. The instrumentals feel less like ‘songs’ and more like a developed film score that is filled with so much personality and character that you’re left with a project that actually feels alive, as if it has its own soul!
Although only eight tracks, it feels like more. The way he’s able to draw out the instrumentation within such grand layers is magical. I’m talking about those melodically paced drum patterns, those glistening piano keys, the plucked bass strings, and the overall feel of grit attached to larger-than-life ideals makes this the perfect soundtrack for a ‘Sopranos’ episode or one of the classic mafia flicks!
If I had to choose a favourite track of the bunch, it would have to be -Born Into This Hell (not only because of the execution of the chorus and verse), but the music itself is absolutely diabolical! It’s vicious and raw.
You’ve got those heavy synth chords on loop, those in-your-face drums, and some other harrowing chords that sound distorted in the background that sound fused with the bass! This sounds like a horror movie come to life! Absolutely insane!
I highly recommend that everyone check out this album! It’s gritty, sharp, masterfully produced, and rapped with true storytelling abilities and contains a chemistry most would die for! Go check it out below!
https://slimeluciano.bandcamp.com/album/a-beautiful-fucked-up-world-2
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