This is a producer I’ve had my eye on for a minute. He’s a man who has gotten a ton of traction on socials, and this album specifically blew up too big for me to ignore! So, with that in mind, I felt it was my duty to review this massive February drop! Let’s talk about it!
So, this is the full-length drop by Producer Spanish Ran, and he drops a solid nine tracks, a half-hour record with the likes of:
-UFO FEV
-Sauce Heist
-Pinnland
-Fastlife
-Al-Doe
– Manhattan
-Bloo Azul
-Eddie Kaine
-TOP HOOTER
-Shaykh Hanif
-AVENUEBLVD
-Tree Mason
With that incredible list of names. On name value alone, this record has no other choice but to be dope!
Of course, it feels only fair to talk about the production because initially, the best words I have to describe this are ‘Classic Art Meets Modern Art’ because that’s how it sounds to me.
He’s creating original fusions of old-school sound samples and vocal cords with the present-day underground boom-bap wave, and the result is extraordinary to say the least.
It all runs like a cohesive piece of art. A sonic equivalent of trying to absorb and take in the beauty of a painting or structure at a museum or exhibition.
He’s like a curator of different periods of artistic expression, combining the best of all worlds to create an experience unlike any other, using ‘Hip Hop’ as the medium and the various genres and influences as the audio paintbrush for this incredible piece.
I’m not joking; most of the time I was listening to this album, I was just sitting there trying to comprehend the level of artistry, attention to detail, and the fantastical fusions he was bringing together to make these beats work.
It’s like I was in a warped Time Machine, one second I’m in old country Italy, the next I’m on the rough streets of Boston, the next second I’m in the 1950s attending a classical event with champagne, suits, and dresses. It’s a fast-paced sample of all these different music styles that all feel so vivid and unique that you feel the cultures running through your body like cultural goosebumps!
This is one fluent, cohesive score that brings to life the best parts of many different aspects of music and brings them together as one. It’s an effort I honestly haven’t heard done to the extent this album did, and now I completely understand the hype of this man. The world was listening, and now I am too!
Again, you’d be a fool to assume any of those MC’s listed for this project could perform a wack bar or verse, and now you’ve got them all together to absolutely elevate this lavish production with their unique tiers of skill, charisma, and performances!
Each track slaps hard because of the various personalities on lock! You ain’t hearing two of the same flows because none of these men are generic! They all have the power to rock shit solo, so it’s no wonder each song sounds so distinctive, savage, and powerful when you have multiple coming together at once to rock a beat!
Once again (just like the production), the features land in a fluent style motion. I’m sure there’s a level of brotherly competition going on, each MC trying to have the best verse of the night, but no features feel forced or overshadowed. There’s no awkward dialogue or cringy bars or shitty flow; nothing but pure, unadulterated respect, energy, and lyricism by all involved, and that honestly is one of the major factors for why this album sounds as good as it does!
Trust me, if you haven’t heard this one yet, you’re missing out! It’s the definition of ‘larger than life’ and it’s bound to make your top of the month list guaranteed!
https://open.spotify.com/album/3VWqDtayOrVkqd4xnsPYDR?si=XMVmWUStQImjfd5e1DM_qg
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