Nudy is a king shit-talker and shows no remorse in taunting his opposition. Now embarking on an experimental year - releasing a collaboration album with CardoGotWings and the still unreleased The Life of Pi’erre 4 - the producer links up with another longtime tag partner in Young Nudy for the excellent Sli’merre. Pi’erre would bring his mind-melting ideas as augments to Carti’s adlibs, establishing them as a small influence across the rap scene. His airy, UFO roaming in the sky beats went into overdrive on Playboi Carti’s 2018 breakout album Die Lit. Pi’erre Bourne is becoming the producer of the next dimension. Through it all, he finds the time to reflect on the good he does have and will two-step in celebration (“Do Ya Dance”). He gives his own rendition of 2Pac’s “Brenda Got A Baby” with #CoupleGoals gone wrong with “Keisha Had A Baby” and lets Meek Mill take the spotlight on “Heart 2 Heart.” He still focuses on clowns trying to clout through VIP on “Bottle Service” and still hope that parents of disloyal cohorts get slapped (“Stop Snitchin’”). It works to great effect, with the Compton rapper delivering his rawest project since Still Brazy. Despite the tragedy that fell before him, YG is letting “The Marathon Continue,” as what Nipsey would want and reworked the album for a May release date dedicated to his fallen “brother from another color.”Įntitled 4REAL 4REAL, YG attempts to find a balance of cool bravado and ratchet party tunes with introspection and tributes. Initially set to be a surprise April release following his performance in Coachella, those plans were scrapped when longtime friend and collaborator Nipsey Hussle was killed in front of his Marathon clothing store. It’s hard to imagine what the original version of YG’s fourth studio album was going to sound like. With Flamgara, Flying Lotus reestablishes himself as one of the most inventive artists of this current generation, tinkering to his heart’s delight and expanding his sound beyond the surface. Denzel Curry is piercing in his sharp wordplay on the boom-bap revival “Black Balloons Reprise” and Solange continues her deep dive in astral projection with “Land of Honey.” But it is with is longtime partner-in-crime Thundercat where we get Apocalypse-esque echoes with “The Climb.” He brings the funk that would propel pioneer George Clinton (“Burning Down The House”) and talented multitasking wizard Anderson. It’s definitely weighty with the number of guests that share the vision of Lotus’ creative process. Flying Lotus packs a heavy punch with instrumentation ranging from the dynamic lucidity of You’re Dead! to the video game stylings of Cosmogramma. Into the mind of one of the most metaphysical producers in the Los Angeles beat scene, Ellison evolved from the family tree of J Dilla and Madlib and became a one-man intergalactic jazz orchestra.įlamgara, his first album in five years, is indicative of that transformation. In the years between he would venture into the world of film, making his directorial debut for the 2017 horror spectacle Kuso. His breathtaking 2014 album, You’re Dead!, had Lotus at his most manic looking into the hourglass of mortality and going to great lengths to make the most of his talent. “The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.” - Auguste Rodinįor Steven Ellison, aka as Flying Lotus, he’s a creator that has a penchant for consuming himself in the fire of his art. Let That Mac Rip: April/May 2019 Album Reviewsįrom celebrating the lives of lost ones to exploring old sounds in new ways, Chris Mac looks at the albums and mixtapes over the past month.
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