Queens, New York emcee, producer & singer/songwriter Kwamé making a comeback after over 3 a long time along with his fifth studio LP. Signing to Atlantic Data within the late 80s, his debut The Boy Genius & the conceptual sophomore effort A Day within the Life: a Pokadelick Journey would each turn into nicely acquired in their very own rights, though I can’t the identical for both Nastee or Incognito. Now commemorating the 10-year anniversary of his personal label Make Noise Recordings, the East Coast veteran is returning & has introduced The Completely different Children with him after signing a brand new distribution take care of Virgin Music.
“The Kwamé Present” is a sample-heavy intro speaking about how there ain’t no person like him nearly 4 a long time into the sport however after the “Mother’s Grocery Listing” interlude, “Hi there / Anyone?” strikes ahead with a 2-parter getting caught up in his zone. “Stroke Dif’lease” after the “3:00 AM” interlude goes for a funkier vibe speaking about The Completely different Children ruling the world main into the “You Don’t Work Exhausting” interlude.
In the meantime on “Maturity”, now we have The Boy Genius taking the growth bap route instrumentally welcoming listeners to the state of full maturity whereas the danceable “Lemme Git (All Owt)” asks the place the internal energy is due to all this weak point. “No Method, Go Away” provides off a little bit of a soulful edge refusing to waste his power on bullshit main into the one “Ms. Mary Mack” showcasing his wordplay skills.
Woman Tigra will get her personal tune with the 68 second “Ole Skool Rappah” speaking about her conventional values in the case of MCing whereas “No one” sampling “La Di Da Di” by Slick Rick so he can keep in his lane. After the “New Starting” interlude, “Kwamé 2 Kwamé” dabbles with electronics for a message from his future self whereas “There Eye Go” ends by speaking about not needing a reintroduction.
Displaying a number of sides of Kwamé’s multi-hyphenated inventive persona, The Completely different Children coincides with the brand new Rakim EP The Re-Up produced by Huge Ghost Ltd. as one other instance of hip hop’s pioneers returning after a decade or over of inactivity to make high quality additions to their discographies that additional cement their longevities enhancing from each Nastee & Incognito. He blends witty braggadocio, charming storytelling & occasional social with exactly dexterous flows & manufacturing that particulars his resilient creativity.
Rating: 9/10