Harlem emcee Dave East becoming a member of forces with Mike & Keys for his 4th LP. Breaking out in 2014 off his eighth mixtape Black Rose, this resulted within the man signing a joint cope with Def Jam Recordings & even Nas’ independently owned Mass Attraction Recordsas effectively as a spot within the iconic 2016 XXL Freshman Class. Nevertheless, his full-length debut Survival wouldn’t come out till 3 years later & was very disappointing within the sense that he tried interesting to a extra mainstream viewers that simply didn’t exist. The Harry Fraud produced sophomore effort Hoffa proved to be higher as did his last Def Jam providing Fortune Favors the Daring, so I used to be already intrigued to listen to him take it again to his unbiased roots on APT 6E.
After the intro, the primary track “Doin’ Nice” begins off with pianos & hi-hats explaining the methods to get out of this life whereas “God Produced It” hooks up a sample-laced lure instrumental speaking about telling himself he might do it time & time once more. “Snow White” discusses the most important gang takedown within the historical past of the Queens borough over a psychedelically rattling beat previous to “I.D.R.N. (I Don’t Remorse Nothing)” goes right into a ratchet route so he can discuss not regretting something.
“Me vs. Me” jumps on high of organs & soulful visitor vocals from Stacy Barthe making it clear that the hardest battle of his life was inside himself simply earlier than “This Life-style” that includes Kurupt mixes hi-hats & synthesizers as they break down the way in which they each dwelling at the moment. “Ballin’” that includes Buddy finds the two cloudily smoking good & poppin’ one other bottle whereas “Harmful Riddim” that includes Shaggy comes by way of with summertime vibes high to backside usually.
Stacy returns on the whimsically rugged “So A lot Modified” getting on his grown man shit topically, however then “Intervention” talks about going by way of it over pianos & hi-hats. “Can’t Even Know” hops over a soul pattern making it clear that he ain’t involved except it’s over the guap & that he has much more to study. “Out the Approach” passionately explains his ardour outlasted doubters & critics whereas the ultimate track “I Bear in mind” forward of the outro ends APT 6E within the type of a profound ballad devoted to all kinds of individuals.
Dave’s R&B EP For the Love produced by Scram Jones from the start of the yr was disappointing as intrigued as I used to be concerning the concept going into it from the start, however APT 6E finds him reclaiming his unbiased spirit & has me extremely anticipating Hoffa 2 because it was hinted at some time in the past. Mike & Keys deliver their west coast sound & combine it with Dave’s hardcore East coast lyricism.
Rating: 7/10