May 24, 2015

Rejjie Snow - Rejovich EP (2013)



Alex Anyaegbunam is a jazz rap artist out of Dublin, Ireland. He's performed alongside such artists as MF DOOM, Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, and King Krule. @Jimmy chose this record in anticipation of his first full length release Dear Annie. Also, check out the music video for Rejjie's single Lost In Empathy which has went moderately viral on Youtube.

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May 25, 2015

Loveleen - Money b------s Ho's Greed p---- Lord Knows, his voice is soft and his delivery almost effortless, probably to his detriment as I had a hard time getting what he was saying possibly due to the lack of energy in his deliverance. The beat was mellow which I liked.

Snow (My Rap Song) - Has a grimy (for a lack of a better word) feel to it thanks to the beat (which I got use to after initially feeling annoyed with it) and the lyrics which vividly portray his exploits. Really like this track more so that the first.

USSR - Love the beat (I'm a sucker for piano-laced beats). His voice fits the beat nicely in this track.

1992 - Chill beat and just relaxing in general. Not sure what the meaning behind his penchant for the year 1992 but it's neither here nor there.

Olga (1984) - Noir-like beat. Best song on the tape.

Overall it was a very chill tape. He has some nice wordplay moments (like in Olga "Sippin' Guinnesses, chillin' on the moon/Her name is f---ing Luna, I'm Looney to the Tune"). If I'm being honest he's not my type of rapper as he's too lackadaisical to keep me intrigued. The style is there though and he does well with it. Would I revisit? Possibly when I'm in a mood that would better appreciate this project. Overall it was an average-to-good experience. 6 or 7/10.

 

May 27, 2015

Reminder to try to give this a spin and post some thoughts on it before Sunday.
It's only ~15 minutes long so it's not too taxing.

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May 25, 2015

I thought Narsh was being a bit harsh before listening, but I find myself feeling the same way.

The production value is nice but at best he sounds like another Odd Future member and at worst he sounds like a random Soundcloud rapper with a clumsy political agenda. The Snow instrumental sounds exactly like something Tyler the Creator would be on, which isn't necessarily a bad thing just a bit unoriginal. The opening chorus on Loveleen is such a blunt and pretentious parody. His preachy and amateurish delivery on that track is insufferable. Ussr is another overtly militant song plagued by an amateurish flow. He actually reminds me of Narsh, but I'd rather listen to Narsh because he doesn't spit about such polarizing and pseudo-intelligent topics. The flow on 1992 is incredibly lazy. Sounds like he wrote it without the instrumental in mind. His feature actually does something interesting with it. Olga is another Tyler/Earl impression but at least he's just spitting stream of conscious type stuff. Actually not that bad outside of the intimate conversational intro.

I like the beats on this tape a lot more than the rapper. He approaches serious issues in an immature and heavy-handed manner. Then again, he was fresh out of college when he made this so let's hope he's grown up a bit since then.