That is the twenty fourth studio LP from Detroit emcee/producer & Reel Life Productions founder Esham. Broadly acknowledged because the godfather of horrorcore alongside his former Natas cohorts Mastamind & the late TNT, his run from 1989-2005 (notably the albums KKKill the Fetus, Closed Casket & Doubelievengod?) would go on to put out the groundwork for subsequent horrorcore acts comparable to the Insane Clown Posse & even Eminem. His output from Sacrificial Lambz onwards (basically after his 2-album cope with Psychopathic Information from 02-05) has been a bit hit and miss although I like the one “S.S.M.D. (Cease Promoting Me Medication)” & Dichotomy respectively. Psyops nevertheless was inventive detour for Esham as he self-produced the entire thing for the primary time shortly conceptually revolving round what it was like for him residing in Minneapolis through the George Floyd protests & a extra rap rock impressed sound. He escaped Purgatory & preluded The Golden Age by serving up his eighth EP Amuse-Bouche, ushering the brand new period in 17 months later.
“The Golden Hour” units up store speaking about rappers with no hope needing to cleanse their souls whereas “Energy of Love” incorporates a classic self-produced instrumental explaining that you simply don’t actually need struggle with him. “CEO Killer” talks about hating liars & thieves greater than being on welfare when he was rising up main into “30 Gucci Purses” admitting he has no regrets of the amount of money he’s spent.
In the meantime on “Rain Drop”, now we have Esham bringing again the growth bap vibes speaking concerning the hate coming with the best way he places it down for town since he does it so huge whereas “F.I.L.A. (Fall In Love Once more)” blends entice & pop rap tackling themes of romance. “Run It Again” goes for a smoother method to the beat telling his lover there ain’t no slowing down since he has so much velocity whereas “Horny” experiments with hip home interpolating “I’m Too Horny” by Proper Mentioned Fred.
“Omg” begins the 2nd half of The Golden Age returning to the growth bap because of Lifeless Warmth speaking about being extra insane than the depraved clowns themselves whereas “Narcissist” retains issues within the basement instrumentally chatting with himself displaying y’all what wealth actually is. “Slush” meshes a piano with kicks & snares speaking about his coronary heart being manner too chilly whereas the title monitor flexing that his paper’s too tall to fold.
Nearing the conclusion of The Golden Age, the music “Killing Time” finds himself ready for a illness to take him away whereas “A.M.F.D. (All My Associates are Lifeless)” combines dubstep manufacturing with horrorcore lyricism that winds up leaving me considerably torn about it personally. “I Miss You” talks concerning the voices that he was listening to in his head was the cash this complete total time & “The Reality” finishes us off with a 2 minute rock outro displaying off The Unholy’s singing chops.
Trying again at how reckless he was together with his phrases when he was youthful & cringing at it as a result of the godfather of the depraved shit has clearly gotten a lot older, The Golden Age thematically opens up with reference to chasing what Esham thought success regarded like whether or not or not it’s business recognition or respect from his personal friends. Him persevering with to do his personal manufacturing once more brings a smile to my face since that’s the place lots of his post-Psychopathic materials till recently has lacked, recalling the whole lot from the nervousness & melancholy to conquering Hell.
Rating: 8/10