Boldy James is at Pusha T levels of mastery when it comes to crafting crack era soundscapes. Cadence, flow, subject matter, entendres for days. However, the thing that keeps sticking with me from this record aside from Boldy's quotables[1] is Conductor Williams production. Every track, every sample, every cut, every kick, is IMPECCABLE. Conductor is producer of the year in my book.
Favorite tracks: Terms and Conditions Flying Trapeze Act St. Juliana Off-White Lumberjack
[1]: I mean one of the first bars is "Made it back in one piece, eighty racks in one week off a field goal / I kicked it with a three and it still sold", and that's not nearly the best on the project.
¿Qué otro artista puede, a día de hoy, meter a su hijo en una canción para que rapee lindezas como «I don't even want your bitch she ain't even bad», o «I got 32 bullets stuffed in this mag»? Ninguno.
Después de repetir con Nicholas Craven en su primera referencia de 2024, Boldy James pone ahora a los mandos de la nave a uno de los productores de cabecera de los Griselda: Conductor (we have a problem) Williams, para que exhiba un muestrario de beats que a mí me gana por completo en cortes suaves como All Madden y Flying Trapeze Act. ¿De qué nos habla el de Detroit en este nuevo disco? Pues de lo de siempre, de sus… More