Columbia, Maryland emcee/producer Ok.A.A.N. staying constant by releasing his twenty fifth album. Over the previous decade or so Information Above All Nonsense has been delivering quite a few standouts in his ever-growing discography like Black Blood, the Ski Beatz-produced Requiem for a Dream Deferred, the Large Ghost Ltd.-produced All Reward is Due, Mission Hillz, The Dying of a Rapper & The Nightly Information each produced by former Unusual Music in-house producer MIKE SUMMERS a.ok.a. Seven and even Peace of Minds from just some months in the past. Seeking to proceed to use stress although, Los Angeles producer/deejay DJ Hoppa is being introduced in to provide Delusions of Grandeur.
The morbid growth bap opener “Can’t Assist It” confesses to kidnapping different rappers just for the enjoyable of it whereas “Insane” works in a flute with kicks & snares admitting he has conversations with the voices in his head fairly a bit. “Nightmare” takes a darker route instrumentally taking a unique path & being constructed to final, however then “What Can I Say?” dustily breaks down his course of breaking down the beat & digesting since everybody else ran out of time.
“The Crown” retains issues within the growth bap wheelhouse cautioning to not look down if you happen to’re afraid of heights whereas the orchestrally dusty “Darkish Evening” finds him shedding his personal cool enjoying by his guidelines & being anti-social. “The Plot Thickens” kinda has some jazzy undertones to the instrumental speaking concerning the bullshit not regarding him & shifting with a way of urgency prefer it’s an emergency, however then “Bought One” shifts into entice territory to run it up.
Beginning the album’s closing leg, “Countdown” returns to the growth bap dancing along with his demons at excessive midday whereas the track “Future” flips a classic pattern on prime of kicks & snares to speak about being at battle. The title observe advises that what doesn’t break you makes you stronger & utilizing his personal expertise of darkish days to get his level throughout that’s till “Kiss the Ring” finishes the album explaining this that shit that make ‘em go up.
Ok.A.A.N. has completely been on a ROLL with the output we’ve been receiving from him all through the length of those previous 6 months & Delusions of Grandeur very a lot continues that momentum. DJ Hoppa’s manufacturing is primarily grounded within the conventional growth bap sound versus Peace of Thoughts again in February balancing that with entice & the Maryland emcee bringing extra of a hardcore tone lyrically.
Rating: 9/10