The hip hop community are going to start getting serious
bedsores if they continue to sleep on this Floridian rapper any longer. Sporting
some of the tightest flows and creative beats in the game, this dude is a clear
mile ahead of every other trap rapper in the game.
His debut album Nostalgia
64 was borderline flawless when it came to the flows and instrumentals. The lyrics weren’t bad either,
displaying some truly gritty and sinister storytelling, ‘Parents’ and ‘Dark & Violent’
getting serious and socially conscious whilst impressively managing to stay fun and
dumbed-down at the same time.
This
latest semi-album/double-EP-thing ’32 Zel/Planet
Shrooms’ arguably doesn’t quite have the lyrical prowes of it's predecessor. There’s
some pretty deep talk about the fear of death on the second half of the record that
caught my ear, but otherwise it’s a lot of samey braggadocio and weed worship.
Thankfully, the album makes up for this sonically. Comprising
of one-half trap bangers/one-half trippy shit, the beats on the first half will
get you so pumped up you’ll want to fight the Chinese army single-handedly,
before zonking you out for the second half and transporting you beyond the
astral plane.
Curry’s vocal energy meanwhile is at an all time high here. Leaping
around each beat like an acrobat, the artist's delivery is dizzying in its ever-changing
speed and surgical precision. The tone of his voice meanwhile sounds more animated
than ever before, most noticeable on ‘Ultimate’ in which he sounds more livid
than a bear passing a pinecone.
The hooks certainly aren’t up to the high standard of Nostalgia 64. The same can be said of
the lyrics. However, when it comes to the vocal delivery and beats, Curry is still
sounding as fiery and fresh. I'm glad this dude didn't devolve into writing mainstream strip-club
Migos-alike material. Instead, he’s continuing to carve out his own
lane, bringing a spacey and cartoonishly dark feel that’s unique and exciting, suitable only for the strip clubs of Hell.
★★★★☆
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