(CURATING COOKIES)

You know, it’s always an exciting time when this man drops. He’s unlike any other artiste I’ve covered yet. Because you can always expect the unexpected! Combined with his ridiculous attitude and work ethic, he distinguishes himself from the rest, and with that in mind, let’s see what he has for us this time around!

Brand new album by MC Ant Kelly with production by

-FACES

-SketchTurner

-DJ Krooked

-DJ Mello Rasheed

And MC’s the likes of

-The Bad Seed

-AU

-FLYG

-FACES

An increase set of names! (One thing I always forget) is that if it weren’t for ANT, I never would have heard DJ Krooked, which is nuts to me considering his evolution since I first discovered him! Anyway,

This record is everything I expected it to be and more (in the best way possible) as I hoped this thing was another sonic surprise of a variety of sounds and influences crafted in that particular way that only ANT and his associates can formulate!

I’m talking 12 tracks of pure, unadulterated creativity on a wild scale. His more current direction (at least the ones I’ve reviewed as of now) has taken a more soulful, smooth, and atmospheric direct which I fucking love! Can’t help but call back to that 3-tracks EP with FLYG that I still play and think about to this day, absolutely unreal.

But in that same vein, this album features a heavy set amount of beautiful instrumentation, woven together with delicate harmony that makes this record feel like a nice walk through a forest on a sunny day. (On acid) it’s equal parts chaotic and charming in its execution, and it’s what makes someone like ANT just a deadly threat in the industry because of his ability to rock different aspects and styles and make them come out this grand!

Same can of course be said for all the producers on this list, all have the innate talent to combine a host of genres and instrumentation and turn it golden! A familiar band of faces ‘pun intended’ for an ANT album and all the better for it!

As we head to talk about the rapping side of things, we hear ANT and various companies come in and properly articulate the dope production provided while adding a few skits for fun! Which kind of reminded me of Eminem’s early albums with the ‘Steve Berman’ skits (especially the ‘Contract Signing’ interlude), but regardless of those, the rapping is definitely cohesive and structured with the utmost care and chemistry to provide the ultimate experience for the listener!

As usual, Ant comes in hot with a flurry of rhymes that can light any song on fire! Quick and layered verses with sharp lyricism and fluent rhythm! You’ve got the ever-so-vivid and introspective rhymes of the main man AU, the golden one-liners of FLYG, and even the legend himself, The Bad Seed, tearing shit up on the beats!

Faces himself works overtime with bars and production credits all over this album, and the unit as a whole provides an excellent example of teamwork and brotherhood paying off!

Make sure you cop this creative work by ANT and company. It’s memorable, hypnotic, groovy, and smooth! It’s everything you should want from an album! 

https://ant-kelly.bandcamp.com/album/curating-cookies