That is the seventeenth studio LP from New Jersey lyricist Crimeapple. Changing into a fan of his within the fall of 2017 along with his 4th EP Candy Goals together with the Large Ghost Ltd. produced full-length debut Aguardiente that following spring, his profile within the underground grew exponentially from there. Discography standouts embrace the DJ Skizz-produced Moist Grime, the DJ Muggs-produced Medallo, Cartagena, Breakfast in Hradec & Sin Cortar. El León produced by Preservation from the start of this 12 months turned probably the most I’ve loved Crime’s music shortly & the official Aguardiente sequel Bazuko & the Mello Music Group-backed This, Is Not That produced by Apollo Brown. The latter 3 have all grow to be probably the most I’ve loved Crime’s music shortly to the purpose the place I didn’t anticipate any completely different out of Rose Gold.
“Style Like Butter” samples “O-o-h Baby” by The Stairsteps suggesting you check out how he went from being broke & all the way down to an icon throughout the trendy underground hip hop scene whereas “Oro Rosa” strips the drums to speak about spoiling himself rotting after giving it all the things when he had nothing left. “Paradigms” hooks a growth bap instrumental with some horns coming on the throats of those lame & unusual muhfuckas main into “Reductions” discovering him dwelling his greatest life.
Estee Nack & Eto each crew up with Crime on “World Well-known” bringing the trio collectively to allow them to discuss being well-known all throughout the globe previous to the lead single “‘97 Tape Grasp” likening themselves to ghetto celebrities. “Straightforward Sufficient” flexes that he’s the embodiment of the time period MC no matter his eventual demise settling in on him simply earlier than the dusty “Congratulations” talks about taking his foot off the gasoline to take benefit.
“Paulie” begins the ultimate leg of Rose Gold provides a center finger to being aggressive & turning into extra assured in peddling loss of life itself whereas “Pastor’s Whip” reveals a spiritual facet to himself & the gospel pattern actually couldn’t have match the general aesthetic any higher. “Trifecta” hops over these stellar pianos to name out the people in his life who’re envious of his success whereas “Crystal Metropolis” ends with distinguished synthesizers feeling like his bus using days have been yesterday.
Moist Grime was the very 1st time that I’ve ever reviewed Crime & in mild of Breakfast in Hradec celebrating it’s 3-year anniversary subsequent month, Skizz faucets again in with the east coast underground vet at this level finishing a timeless trilogy by embarking on a journey constructed on sound matched with storytelling & consistency that those that’ve been following from the beginning will discover themselves having fun with as a lot as each predecessors.
Rating: 9/10