The track is delicate then heavy, projecting its underlying intentions and the wave-like life of a nihilist in everything from the lyrics to the performances to the arrangement.
Hip Hop
Kuffi’s natural connection to the artform, his laid-back performance style but passionate way of writing, all makes for a level of authenticity and quiet leadership that welcomes an audience with ease.
An intentional deep dive, blending the personal and the broadly accessible, layers of violence and struggle with personal optimism and a burning desire to speak out.
Literary complexity, intelligent framing of ideas and conscious writing fused with elements of the unknown.
Scene-setting and detailing are second to none, the artist holding attention with vocal and literary magic alone.
J French takes his moment to shine, fearlessly and faultlessly pouring bar after bar into the performance, lighting up the room, reflecting on anything and everything that comes to mind within the walls of the theme.
Uniquely ambient production haunts behind a gritty and cleanly mixed vocal for a level of immediate intensity and conceptual focus.
The weight and late-night darkness of trap, fused with a story that refreshingly captivates – LennyDaLux keeps things relevant yet interesting on this latest release.
Jake unites with the beat, naturally flowing through the process, making the whole thing feel genuine, and easily crafted.
Gritty and hard-hitting, heavy rhythms, fierce bass-lines and equally confident, passionate vocals that theatrically pour through with bar after bar.
Balancing positive vibes with underlying depth and intention, Identity Crisis: Part 1 is as complex as it is easy going.
KunD!’s voice is breathy and expressive, lost within the moment as if simply another instrument – connected to the progression, committed to the scene-setting.