(L.O.S.S.E.S)

This is one of those artists who doesn’t make music but rather paints pictures using his grim and dark reality to portray a narrative so compelling that no other album could even try to compare. Let’s talk about it!

This is the latest studio album by MC Kendall Spencer. This man has released some of the most gut-wrenching and heartbreaking albums I’ve ever heard in my life, and now he’s back to put the audience through the ringer again with this one-of-a-kind brand of deeply emotional and personal lyricism! 

We have on the production a familiar collaboration with August Fanon, who goes back to his two ‘Trauma Center’ albums, and together they release 14 of the most heartfelt and inspiring tracks you’ll hear all year!

It’s been a minute since I last covered August, but those who have been following my reviews will know how highly I rank him. He’s one of the most uniquely talented producers in the whole world today due to his masterful techniques and unrivalled variety he can provide! He could make 10 albums for 10 different artists and come out with 10 different sounds! 

And for this album to complement the lyrical nature of the songs, I feel August has retuned to a more grand, minimalistic, and ambiance-filled production with beautiful instrumentation and somber delivery that makes this project (similar to many of Kendall’s) a tough listen to sit through!

You can hear those powerful horns, the usage of those plucked guitar strings, those luscious keys, and banging drum patterns. These are some of the intricate sounds included in this album as August uses inspirations from the likes of:

-Traditional Hip Hop

-Jazz

-Classical

-Soul

– Funk, and more!

As always, it’s the way that August arranges the instruments and the influences that help create the masterpieces he’s so well known for, and this one is no exception.

Every song is vibrant and striking! You can feel every sound coursing through your body, and when it relates to a record as heavy as this one, it amplifies his abilities 10x, showcasing even more cinematic and theatrical soundscapes that feel like a movie in audio form being displayed right in front of us!

Since it had been a while, I completely forgot just how gifted August was, but now there was no denying it! This man is one of the best to ever do it, period!

Now, onto Kendall. A man who is easily one of the strongest storytellers in our industry, and that’s because he’s not telling make-believe events; he’s speaking facts about his real life, and that’s what is so powerful about this record.

He’s always been the time to speak his mind into the music and never sugarcoat. On this album, he speaks about being audited and losing 30k, how he lost two jobs, and on top of that, the infamous accident! 

This man has lived the life for 5x people, and he’s not afraid to tell you about it. I love how on this project, he’s revealing his more selfish and prideful side!

I loved to hear lines about how if it ain’t his wife or family, then he would happily let them get fucked over for their sake, and I love that. You can hear he’s tunnel-visioning his family’s success and livelihood, and that’s how it should be!

It sounds like he’s turning over a new leaf on this project; he’s showing his aggressive, angry, and focused side. The other two albums were Kendall fighting through his immediate physical, mental, and emotional damage, but I feel on this album, we are more or less hearing his post-damage thoughts and mindset, and to be witness to this man fight through what he has and still be this dope and mentally tough is rare indeed!

Overall, easily one of the best albums to come out this year! From a production and lyrical perspective! I love everything about this! 

https://kendallspencermusic.bandcamp.com/album/l-o-s-s-e-s

(Ml Doom: Nobody From Nowhere)

I’m gonna tell you this much, it has literally been years since I last covered a Mr Muthafuckin Exquire verse and it couldn’t have come at a better time because this time around he’s featured on this killer song with one of the dopest MC’s I’ve heard in a minute! Let’s talk about it!

So, this is the latest music video/single by MC Nobody From Nowhere, with the production handled by none other than the powerhouse Killa Mac and together they set you on a 2-minute and 4-second ride that is sure to blow all the fucking competition out of the water!

Now, let’s start with this beat! Because to say Killa killed it is the world’s biggest understatement! Because this instrumental feels like a homage to the golden 90s, sounding like a beat you’d hear in the East Coast, something you’d hear Wu-Tang Clan in their prime rap upon!

You’ve got those jazz-influenced notes on loop swinging in and out like something you’d hear A Tribe Called Quest add in their songs! With a beautiful bass line subtly reminiscent throughout the track, giving the song that extra level of gravitas while you’ve also got that infectious drum pattern that will stay rocked in your head for months to come!

When all these elements come together, you get one of the best-produced instrumentals you’ll hear all year! It may have aired in January but guaranteed it will be carried till 2026!

This single starts off with Nobody From Nowhere who sets the tone for the whole track with some of the slickest wordplay and lyricism I’ve ever heard. This guy is the definition of nice! The way he manipulates the beat with his words, his impressive bouncy vocabulary, and his sharp pen game makes for a deadly combination!

His rapping style reminds me of the 90s nostalgia back when MC’s use to have colourful and bright personalities and characters! His style, voice, and enthusiasm have something that I haven’t really heard in the modern era! His passion for the game, his infectious cadence on the track, is something that will keep him on my radar for sure!

To close the track off, we have the underground legend himself. Mr Muthafuckin Exquire, the man who has been setting the culture on fire for decades, and he hasn’t missed a step! On this single, he’s bringing his trademark in-your-face delivery and powerful flow! His notorious deep-toned voice and don’t give a fuck attitude floods deep on this track as he showcases his skill and just why he’s been able to last so long in his career!

His wordplay is excellent, his pen game is second to none, and his uncensored and ruthless execution of character is impossible to ignore! It’s this naturally chaotic nature of Exquire that has made him one of the most compelling and ground shattering MC’s in the game, period! He’s never had a subpar bar, and he didn’t start now!

You couldn’t ask for a better single if you tried! These two have chemistry with any other! The production is fucking flawless, and the MC work is beyond ridiculous!

I also love the setting for the music video itself. I love how raw and bare bones it is. Just the two men in the freezing cold with their breath visible and standing in the middle of a city square; it looks like just rapping their asses off. This is the kind of set I’d expect from these two! It’s direct, down-to-earth, and fitting for the track!

This is the single you can’t fucking ignore! Check it out now! 

https://youtu.be/xxy_lahJxkk?si=HgYc2xeXwA7iVkau

(Duck Hunt)

After such an incredible debut album drop by the man, he’s already back with another killer offering! This man can’t be missed!

What I’m talking about is, of course, the brand new single by Dirthouse representative JJackpot, which is produced by familiar producer Man0sTij3ras and features Obi Wan on the track.

Let’s start with the production; this thing just hits different! It has these sinister, wavy chord progressions that come and go in and out, swinging through the track in a repetitive loop that gives you goosebumps all over. This is the kind of sound you’d expect to hear in a horror movie as the killer is walking towards the victim! Truly incredible and horrific at the same time!

Behind those chords, there is a minimalistic drum pattern that is subtle yet there, giving that sound a bit of extra power (as if it needed it), but the combination of the two instruments makes for a truly intense listening experience without a doubt!

To match this chaotic beat, we have Jjackpot starting the song off with one of the dopest verses I’ve heard all year! With lines like ‘I knocked out his fronts, name my album the tooth fairy’ and ‘bring my 50 cal on all first dates, the Drew Barry ,’ 

If you haven’t noticed yet, this man is the definition of a PROBLEM on the mic. It should have been clear from his debut album, but if it wasn’t, he’s come back just to spite you haters again; he doesn’t fuck around !

He’s got unprecedented power, perfect fluent flow, sharp lyricism, and a strong in-your-face attitude that will bite back if you listen to it too much!

As if he wasn’t enough, he’s brought with him the man Obi Wan, a man who complements Jjackpot’s energy to a tee! They both have amazing synchronicity and chemistry together! 

He has the same levels of energy, aura, and personality! In the short time he had on the beat, he goes off! He pulls out his lyrical lightsaber and cuts a hole into the track, leaving nothing but his words and mic behind!

I love his unique rapping style, his also high-octave tone, his witty and street bars with his clever and thought-provoking one-liners! When Obi drops the force on the track, y’all will all forget about everything but him! He’s really that guy!

As if Jjackpot needed a reason to drop another banger this early! The culture still ain’t gotten over ‘25 Red’ and now this? Man, mark my words, by the end of the year, he’ll be the man to beat! 

Also, shoutout to artist Swiss Miss ilfiore for the dope artwork! Love the gangsta spin on the classic game cover! Absolutely dope

https://open.spotify.com/track/26X5t0kLATd3Hpjc6nC4rm?si=3PjlD6lkQU-Z37wAh8GjgQ

(Wit’ Tha Who’s Who)

Can’t believe we are already getting a new product from this man. It feels like it was yesterday I reviewed his beat tape, and now he’s back with this! This man truly doesn’t sleep. Let’s talk about it!

This is the latest EP collaboration by Producer Circa97 and MC WhoIsBravy, and together they drop six tracks with thirteen minutes of fire! 

Across this EP, you can hear Circa going back to his minimalist loop-based instrumentation, focusing on making sure each instrument is perfectly tuned, balanced, and vibrant! I’d say this is probably his most skeletal release to date, but as they say, the ‘less is more’ practice can bring out the best out of artists since they can’t hide behind anything fancy or overuse various elements!

Each track features a form of looping in the form of a classical/choir rhythm chorus that is repeated over two- to three-second increments across the track! The different tracks behind the loop feature different instrumentation such as: 

-Bass

-Piano Keys

-Xylophone 

-Drums

-Guitar

-Organ 

And these different instruments are used in various ways across each of the six tracks to best complement the specific sound, vibe, and match the tone and vocal sample of the loops in question.

As I stated above, this is as bare-boned as we’ve ever seen Circa get on this EP. He’s broken down all layers and decided to work with the essentials to pull off an interestingly raw and rough-around-the-edges project that is equal parts brief and compelling!

Now, as far as the notorious WhoIsBravy, well, the answer is simple. He is an underground powerhouse who has been grinding in the culture for years, getting his talent and skills as sharp as they can be to be in the position to be rapping alongside legendary beats by Circa, and fucking hell does he go off on them!

I love his energy; he has this high-octave tone that provides negative feedback to the very dark and gloomy instrumentation! You can hear it in his style, his free-form style of rapping, the kind of rapping that sounds more like off-the-cuff thoughts being put to recording rather than thought-out bars!

He has infectious passion on the tracks, chaotic flow switch-ups, and sharp lyricism and above-average pen game! He sounds like a man possessed with making sure each track is as dope as can be in his own surreal/methodical manner!

I know it’s a short EP, but still, I respect the fact he ran solo across this project. I always end up respecting artists more who have learnt to captivate a record with just themselves! Nothing wrong with features, but sometimes hearing a man take command solo is a special experience that you don’t see much anymore!

Regardless, another dope offering by Circa97! His chemistry with WhoIsBravy is undeniable, and hopefully, we can get more from these two in the future! 

https://open.spotify.com/album/3Hd7hF5XIgYLMZmuOnhyql?si=pyB4stQqRnmc89LCDJW77A

(RocAmerikkka 3)

When you’re in the position to list iconic album series, especially in the underground scene where one album has the potential to make or break you, let alone a series of them! It would be absolutely criminal not to include this series in your ‘GOAT’ conversations, and with this latest instalment, there could be enough evidence to have this series appear at the top of that list! Let’s talk about it!

So, this is the latest third instalment of the collaboration between MC legend Flee Lord and Producer legend ETO. Both these men have contributed to causing shifts in the culture in their own right, and even more so together! Across this one, we have ten tracks with 29 minutes of content and features the likes of:

-Conway, The Machine

-NEMS

-Vel Nine

-Starz Coleman

-Mummz 

And let me tell you this. This album starts off MUDDY! That opening track ‘RA3 Intro’ is straight into that grimy, no-nonsense nature that these two are so notorious for, and from there, the album only gets more and more savage, intense, and gritty! 

Whether you’re talking about the single off the album ‘Kitchen’ featuring the ultimate bully himself, NEMS, providing that cutthroat performance to an already bloodthirsty production!

There’s tracks like ‘Digi Scales’, a guitar-heavy street anthem that features scattered heavy keys and a skeletal boom Bap so tough it will scramble any hater from even attempting to touch it!

But what makes this song stand out is the involvement of the real Mr. Hood Rich himself, Conway The Machine, who towers over this track like a man possessed and puts down a masterclass in his wordplay, iconic pen game, and murderous vocal tones!

We can even look at the track ‘Moral Of Struggle’, which is the one track off the album containing a more traditional and homage to the 90’s era of Hip Hop with those harrowing piano keys repeating back and forth for a raw, minimalistic East Coast feel track! 

What makes this track unique is the feature of Starz! This man gave what could be considered as the verse of his career! Absolutely amazing! 

The production is as grimy and ruthless as one could ever expect from ETO, it’s banging in all the right areas and absolutely vicious in execution and technique! God damn these beats went OFF!

Now, what would this series be without Flee Lord? The one-man tank that has proven time and time again why he’s one of the most important and dangerous figures in the underground for his in-your-face, dominant and powerful demeanour that leaves everyone else in the dust, and this one is no exception!

In this album, you can hear him in his prime performing a vocabulary massacre over these instrumentals with a consistency of a switchblade at a fire rate of a machine gun. As per usual, Flee Lord is no joke! 

His methodical verses haunt the tracks with ridiculous refined energy. Like the grime reaper dragging his scythe over the ground of his opponents with his unpredictable nature to pop off!

His iconic street bars echo all over these tracks, his sharp lyricism and pen game are second to none, and he knows it. You can hear his passion and confidence across the songs, with his swagger and studio cadence at an all-time high!

Even when rapping alongside industry legends, he has absolutely no problem with holding his own and maintaining his status, composure, and chemistry with the powerhouses, and it’s a wonder to hear!

This very well could be the best in the series so far! It’s dark, sadistic, banging, and lethal. The features are ridiculous, and the MC is in peak form; this album is NOT to be slept on! 

https://open.spotify.com/album/0jxHemRIunoNO5YIVxSZsg?si=IvRPcMzOTxq9TnWzuyFpag

(The Vibrant World Of a Baby Giant)

Talk about an album that exploded over the socials when it dropped. All my favourite MC’s and producers swore on this album that it was one of the best to come out this year, and so with that much faith injected into one album, I had to peep it! So let’s talk about it!

This is the May 2025 release by the collaboration of MC Red, Amandala, and producer AbbotJackson. I first discovered Red on his feature verses he did for Al Divino’s mixtapes, and since then, he’s been on my radar, and so when I saw he had a full-length album, I had to reach out with this 13-track, 26-minute magnum opus!

Now, I understand the hype; it’s real. Let’s start with the production by Abbot. This man has accomplished the feat of combining the beautiful world of jazz and classical with the cinematic and theatrical mastering to create one of the most breathtaking offerings this year has to offer! 

You can hear the organic and natural elements of this album. Those angelic jazz notes, with those crisp and light drum patterns.

Those ever-so-delicate piano keys and thudding bass to give it that extra layer of depth are absolutely stunning. In every single track, you can hear various levels of detail, mastery, and precision, making every sound you hear glow on a frequency and quality most albums don’t have!

I want you to picture an album like ‘The Low End Theory’ or ‘Midnight Marauders’ and remember just how grand that record felt. How they utilised those breathtaking jazz samples, and that’s exactly what this album does! 

This album really feels like they hired a multi-million-dollar live music orchestra to produce the sounds this naturally gorgeous. 

To say this album has soul and personality would be a grave understatement. I don’t remember hearing instrumentation this well executed in years; it absolutely blew me away and will without a doubt be on my replay list for the next few months!

Now onto Red. Thankfully, I already experienced his talent on the Al Divino mixtapes, which is the main reason I was so eager to hear him go off on a full length, and that’s exactly what happened! This man is a PROBLEM!

He has the whole package. He has high enthusiasm, strong lyricism, fluent flows, and sharp wordplay. Across these tracks, he slices through the beats, leaving nothing but fire in his wake as he drops his lyrical bombs all over the real estate of production! 

I love his methodical and surreal nature. You can hear his thoughtful insight across the bars and his sharpness in his pen game. He ain’t worried about none of that fake trendy shit; nah, he’s only here to showcase why he’s one of the dopest lyricists going right now!

Another point in this arsenal is the fact he did this whole project without a single feature! Just him and the producer. I fucking love and respect that; he’s literally saying ‘fuck you all, I don’t need none of you,’ and that is why he’s the one to beat!

This is definitely an album worth all the hype in the world! It’s fresh, lethal, and masterfully crafted! Definitely check it out!

https://open.spotify.com/album/25Ty9SvTjvIlEb9QqApiji?si=CRFUJLBLQWuitlqtL67Mmw

(Graph Beats, Vol. 10)

I’ll be honest, I never thought I’d be this knee-deep into instrumental albums going into my website! It’s an area of music I haven’t been the most familiar with, but too many dope artists seem to be releasing them, so I had to review them, and today is no exception! Let’s get into it!

So, this is the latest beat tape by powerhouse producer GraphWize. A man I first discovered working with MC Bub Styles on the production, and since then I’ve been following his career, going to places I don’t see any other artist follow, and so with the anticipation of this new record, I had to check it out and see the hype behind it.

This project has ten songs with 24 minutes of run time. 

For those who are unaware, Graph is the kind of producer who isn’t content with just staying inside the box. Whether it’s working for others or showcasing his own music, he’s always looking for ways to push the boundaries and create something ‘original’, and I feel this one is definitely another example of his ever-evolving approach to the production.

This album doesn’t sound like your everyday ‘Hip Hop Beats’ because he utilises sounds and influences you just wouldn’t hear elsewhere and definitely not with the mastery that he’s performing with! 

I’d say, this album has a dreamy, closer to ASMR/Lo-Fi, and outer-worldly essence to it, with a lot of the beats having such a harmonic aura. There are a lot of angelic notes and chords. I love how you can hear those subtle keys just glistening in the background of most of the tracks, and whenever you hear those synth chords, it sounds like you’re listening to a montage to the 80s. It’s amazing. 

I love how he’s able to mix in experimental, jazz, soul, synth pop elements into the traditions of hip hop. It feels like he’s hijacking an empty hip hop skeleton and importing his own versatile ideas and influences to create an experiment to his liking.

Because for a lot of these songs, you do still have the trademark traditional hip-hop patterns and drum beats, but it’s what’s added and is going on inside that blueprint that makes all the difference in this project.

For example, you have tracks like ‘Pressure’, which sounds like the kind of score aliens who kidnap you would play in their UFO as they fuck with your body with those looming synth chords repeating in a trance-like state! 

Or the song ‘Night’, which sounds like an honest representation of its name because when I close my eyes, this beat sounds to me as if I’m walking through a forest in the dead of night, alone and pondering the weight of the world one step at a time.

This track has those acoustic guitars way off into the background with those deep bass lines, darkly melodic keys, and almost a folk influence to the track with that guitar.

Each song is representing something unique and special to itself. Each track has its own soul, characteristics, and personality waiting to be explored. Graph is such a rare artist that he can literally put life into the songs and make it feel as if you’re walking into someone’s flesh and blood as you explore the essence of the music in its most vulnerable and honed formations.

I knew this album would be good, but I wasn’t expecting this. From start to finish, this could very well be the most breathtaking 24 music you’ll experience all year. 

https://open.spotify.com/album/5J0C89Lx1eowf8xAIrnICa?si=bMd-2-5qQfmmn6AyL7C8Ag

(Water Proof Uzi’s)

An aspect of doing what I do and covering so many underground cats is to see which ones stand out and hold their own, whether that be lyrically or produce such a refreshing product that it’s seen in a different light than the rest, and I feel this project fits in that category! Let’s talk about it!

This is the latest album by MC Savage, The 3rd. A man who I’ve been blessed to discover as of today, and he comes with nine tracks, 21 minutes, and the likes of: 

-Sauce Heist

-Big Twin

– CRIMEAPPLE, and on production: 

-HOMAGE

-JAWSON

And I gotta say, this project really surprised me! If I had to describe the sound, it would have to be a ‘Street Motion Picture’ in music form. This thing is jam-packed with furious sounds, thrilling instrumentation, and an intense atmosphere that gives goosebumps all around your body!

From the opening track with those opening drum patterns, that evolved into that grimy, synth-filled, bass strings plucked so fucking deeply that it feels like you’re in an action movie right before the murder scene comes on! 

As the album progresses, that grimy, muddy soundscape continues and consistently evolves into darker, more violent motions as this record goes out of its way to present such an explosive and dangerous scenery that it’s impossible to look away from!

If I had to describe what this feels like to me, I want you to re visit the vibes and aura of the early Griselda mixtapes, back before the fame! Or even looking at a project from Mobb Deep in the early 90s when the production was unforgiving, relentless, and gritty in every sense of the word! This is how this album sounds to me, 21 minutes of savage production that will slap you in your face if you ain’t careful! 

As far as the rapping goes. He also impressed me on the MC front! What stands out about him is his methodical and aggressive approach to the bars. This ain’t about being the flashiest or fastest rapper but instead working on his precision, on sharpening his words and techniques to deliver the toughest bars possible and making sure his flow is deadly and fluent!

You can tell with each word uttered by Savage that he’s thought about what he’s going to say next, he’s spent time perfecting the bars and making sure everything sounds and is placed exactly where it should be.

I can hear the quality control in his voice alone. He has that natural enthusiasm and passion for this rap game and he’s mixed that in with his organic gutter tones and street cadence across the tracks that makes his voice rattle the beats he’s featured on!

I love the features he’s included as well! Although only three names, it’s just enough to provide that star power and showcase his ability to synchronise with others and show his chemistry but also not too overwhelming full of features where he damages his reputation to do the majority of the tracks by himself! I feel he’s found the perfect balance and all names go HARD!

Definitely an album you don’t want to sleep on! It’s intense, master-crafted and thrilling from start to finish! 

https://open.spotify.com/album/5LnKTgpnXRhrKv7nvgdfPM?si=fRN2I1ymQX6l0-TW8geRpw

(Things Will Never Be The Same)

This album title is as fitting as can be for this one as we see Titan of the underground make one of the biggest lane switches in his career thus far and with a notorious producer by his side to help with the shift, this is surely going to make noise in the culture! Let’s talk about it!

So, this is the brand new collaboration project between the two powerhouses MC and overlord figure Reek Osama & ground breaking producer Wino Willy who has produced your favourite rappers favourite albums in the past few years or more!

Together they drop a collection of tracks that refined and redefined what we knew about either artist and their capabilities!

Let’s first talk Wino. What is the biggest surprise is the softer and more melodic instrumentation for a Reek album. He did make various social posts regarding trying something different and so while this didn’t blind side me completely it’s still an eye opening experience to hear these sounds associated with someone like Osama!

We have those deep bass and luscious chords and delicate piano keys with some orchestral strings and beat notes that all come together in this ambient/lo-fi/atmospheric soundscape that is designed to relax the listener, put them in a state of calm harmony to just leave the worries at the door and sit back and enjoy a quality hip hop album.

Not only is this project harmonic but the instrumentation it self is crisp, it’s technical and mastered in elevating and composition. It’s trademark for Wino to turn any project he’s on into a masterpiece of intricate design and structure and makes any instrument/sample/genre glow unlike anyone else in the game right now. He’s the type of cat that can turn your average MP3 track into a Dolby Atmos level quality and when you add that type of ability to a delicate score like this one then the recipe can only result in a modern day classic!

Man, Reek Osama. This record may sound lighter than usual but he’s one man who definitely doesn’t. The type of MC that could perform on a children’s show and still make the program rated r for ruthless!

After a few listens of this album it almost sounds like he’s had a bad relationship with a woman and he’s using this album to get revenge. He sounds extra aggressive and it sounds pointed at someone! (Maybe it’s just me) but at least the first few tracks sounds targeted at a specific person! But regardless he’s back with his trademark muddy and grimy flow and lyricism with his notorious deep and in the trenches tone that always gives off this sadistic and lethal aura to every word he speaks! 

He navigates these calmer waters rather well considering his rough and rugged approach to his flow and delivery! Proving he can adapt with any environment and aesthetic and create a dope album out of it!  

He’s released 2 albums this year and I’d say his album is where he sounds most passionate and emotionally engaged! Whether that’s due to things happening in his real life I don’t know but there’s definitely a certain level of emotional response in his bars and I don’t hate it! We’ve seen many artists lately express themselves in a new light and there’s no reason he can’t too! Plus he sounds dope doing it which is the main thing!

Overall, I really can’t complain with this album. The production is flawless and the performance by Reek is as heartfelt and gruelling as ever has been

https://open.spotify.com/album/6xsdIgFRWl6nYK2BCuwqci?si=JnuTwkTbSGagGJ_X7Mt6mA

(Luc Lion)

I can’t believe how many albums I’ve covered in the last few weeks by this man. It seems the more I review him, the more I’m gravitated towards his work, and this one seems to be his most exciting so far! So let’s get about it!

This is the latest album by Producer Jazzy Lion Man, and this time he’s working with MC Lucai, a man I only discovered with this album! This album has 16 tracks and only 2 features: 

-Zaid

-twogeebs

Now, it’s no surprise that, as his name suggests, Jazzy is prone to gravitate towards the heavy jazz influences and samples (and on this one he does too), but on top of that, I feel a more grand and adventurous nature about him when it comes to this production because the sound is more fresh, crisp, and atmospheric than I’ve heard him since ‘Jazzy Fatu’.

You can hear those ambitious instrumental cuts, those delicate keys, intricate melodies, and plucked strings combined with those precision-based drum patterns and organic lo-fi elements over this album that feels like a theatrical rollercoaster ride with the most high-end equipment! 

Across this 29-minute album, you can feel the love, the dedication, the appreciation for the music itself woven into this record. You can tell Jazzy wanted to do something special and pull off an epic assortment of instrumentation and arrangements that all come together to create this magnificent score that is ‘LUC LION’.

For me, this newcomer was the perfect chemistry choice for the record. To say they matched each other’s energy would be the biggest understatement of the year! The way these two bounce off each other, MC to beatmaker, is some of the best I’ve ever heard! The entire album, Lucai was relentless, not even stopping to take a breath, just straight bars after bars! He was throwing one-liners, puns, double entendres, witty lyricism, and more!

He was on a mission to show the world what he can do, and he did just that. His flow was deadly, his wordplay even more! With lethal efficiency and accuracy and a pen game so strong that it makes most pale in comparison.

It’s not only his strength in rapping that is so talented, it’s how well he syncs with Jazzy. I’m talking every beat feeling like it was ripped right from Lucia’s brain on what he imagined the perfect beat would be, and Jazzy extracted it from the brain to the board and created it exactly how he wanted it! I’m not kidding, this pair is ridiculous. 

I’m so happy I was given the opportunity to check this out because it’s fucking fantastic. I can’t pretend I’ll have time to cover all of Jazzy’s frequent releases, but this one is definitely one for the record books!

https://open.spotify.com/album/37h1oDHi9RPaJ3qQqv091K?si=v6D7xdQiSLaUQP9AgKQJfQ