#mgani

I’ve been off the grid with regards to the writing shit but that does not mean I haven’t been listening to the music, 2016 has been a bit different. I have been drawn more to the Rap made here in Mzansi as opposed to the States.

Who could blame a nigga doe? -  Since the start of the year it’s been this side, man. Kicked it off with Priddy Ugly’s EP and then Ma-E dropped his slept on debut album “Township Counsellor” which was long overdue if you ask me.  This notion that we are biting sounds from the States has a degree of truth but what I realised this year is that we are also honing our sound.  Anyway, let me not sway away from the chat.  Let me tell you about the album I enjoyed the most from a South African Rap artist.

“Paradise” by A-Reece is my favourite album of 2016.  The boi had initially made the game sit up and notice his moves with the first single off the album “Couldn’t” which had a guest appearance from the multiple award winning artist Emtee.  Fast forward to a couple of months later, and dude was on features like “Ameni” and had dropped the “Cut Aways EP”. The EP was pretty dope and was cool in the fact that it was just the throw away songs that didn’t make the album.

A- Reece’s “Paradise” is well rounded.  It’s got a bit of everything for everyone.  It’s heavily tracked with 18 songs but isn’t that what we want from a freshman? – For him to show his ability so we can decide whether to ride with him or not?

Production:

I’d say that this was well produced album. The producers that A-Reece worked with did their thing. I mentioned the variety of sounds in the album but let me quickly expand on it. There’s that Trap influenced Ambitiouz Ent sound with the songs “Not Anymore” and “Couldn’t”. There’s that Pop and RnB fuse with the smash hit “Mgani” and “Sebenza”. I also liked the fact that he repped his city Pretoria, and if you know the sound in Caps City, you’ll hear it on the album. Mazel tov to the likes of Tweezy, Mashbeatz, Ruff, Lunatik Beats and co who worked on the album.

 Stand out songs:

All the singles that Reece has released so far have been released for a reason. I say this because having bumped the album multiples times, they are ones that shine through.  It’s summer season now so “Zimbali” is going have us jamming in the clubs.  You can’t run away from the Nasty and Reece comparisons, and if we talking about bars, then Reece can stand his own.  You hear this on the “ Your Welcome” outro. He raps his ass off.  If we being 100 as young as Reece is, he is the most lyrical in the whole Ambitiouz Ent stable. Raps on raps on “Not Anymore” and “What U in  4”.

I also got a bone to pick with where they put Reece on that list, number 8 on the list? Below dudes that haven’t even dropped album this year? – that’s funny.