This is an exciting day for me. Because not only do I get to try a new project by a man who I only recently discovered and fucked with his production heavy and simultaneously hear verses from a man I haven’t heard yet! It’s a win win for me and so with saying that, let’s talk about it!
This is the brand new EP between MC Wiz Kelly & Producer Jamar Johnson and together they drop 4 tracks
-HOME OF DA BRAVES
-DAVID GOGGINS
-LOST THOUGHTS
-SIXTH SENSE with the one feature in -DroTheWhale and man this might be 10 of the dopest minutes you’ll hear in the culture to date!
The first major thing I noticed was how fluent the production was. Instead of feeling like 4x individual beats it feels like one long song continuously running but with slight degrees of change running through them to distinguish from the others.
For example on track one we have a beat with delicate synth style piano keys and a female vocal harmony
While on track two we have a male vocal harmony with funky style chord progressions and the piano keys layered deep into the background
Then we have track three featuring those heavy handed guitar strings in the forefront with that methodically paced drum patterns and a subtle vocal harmony that runs it way through the background!
While the finale track has the most soulful exterior out of all them with that smooth production with those high strung chord progressions and heavy drums that runs fluent throughout the entire track!
See, every song has its own unique tweaks and variations while maintaining the overall same atmosphere and instrumental as a whole. In very similar fashion as what Marvin Gaye did on ‘What’s Going On’ how the music itself felt very similar to the next track with light variations between them, like one song cut into many.
This is the same vibe here, one I appreciate because the last record I heard him on it was aggressive, boom Bap so to hear that he can pull off such smooth instrumentals proves how diverse he is as a producer!
As we talk the lyricist aspect of things we discuss a man in Wiz who has one of the most interesting and unique voices in the game right now.
I spent the majority of my replays trying to pint point what his style reminds me of becuase his voice and cadence makes me remember someone until It hit me. Reminds me of a combination of Nipsey Hussle X Ab Soul! He has the street poetry the heavy subject matter and vivid imagery in his lyricism combined with that tough grit that Nipsey had!
And he also has that vibrant, undeniable charisma and soul that Ab has! That wavy energy where everytime he jumped on to a beat the world paid attention, each word feelings like an explosion of verbal fireworks going off, that’s how I feel about Wiz.
With the help of Jamar he was able to turn a mere 4 track EP into one of the most replay value projects of the year.
From the outspoken and passionate performances to the atmospheric and smooth sounds of the production this thing is definitely a must listen that I’m sure everyone will love! Listen to it below!
https://open.spotify.com/album/0b8GREB7XuPJXDaEq4kBtc?si=6aBhwloeQmGlfGTwxC3jpw
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