MWE = Music Writer Exercise. A challenge created by a writer on Twitter (@noyokono) the whole month one must listen to a new album they’ve never heard and do one single tweet/review about that album. Here’s what I listened to for the second week.
#MWE Day 15: Sounds like growth from the debut album. A different spacey feel from Organized Noize on the production. Feels like a match between Big Boi and Andre on who can flow the best over the songs.
#MWE Day 16: Sounds like one of the architects of neo soul. Definitely soulful and jazzy. Erykah’s voice is incredible and very distinct. She was only getting her feet wet with this debut.
#MWE Day 17: Theo London is one of those hybrid artists who can rap and sing while switching styles and genres. Never knowing what you’ll get on the upcoming track. Fun ride from start to finish.
#MWE Day 18: Sounds like early Public Enemy and early Ice Cube. Pac in his political, social conscious bag. Revolutionary but gangsta. Pre-Death Row. ‘I Get Around’ is the only light, fun record.
#MWE Day 19: A very long listen. But entertaining, experimental and versatile. Peggy is very daring on things he says and also hilarious. Nice to see a newer artist with their own identity. Some songs probably could’ve been cut. Listening to this helps understand the recent art.
#MWE Day 20: Finally getting to listen to the whole entire body of work and man I slept. Great album. Various sounds and styles. Covers all the bases as a pop star. Definitely Rihanna’s best work.
#MWE Day 21: Now I understand why people don’t talk about this album. It just wasn’t it. You definitely see there’s talent but they sounded like so many other early 90s rappers. Super animated. No identity to set them apart from everyone else. Crazy growth from this to The Score.