Archives - January 2014 ‹ Fake For Real

SHY GLIZZY - Fxck Rap

Quite often, when a mixtape starts buzzing, like Shy Glizzy's Law 2 in 2013, it means that another one had paved the way beforehand. Actually, what put the young Washington D.C. rapper on the map, in addition to his beef with Fat Trel, was the first instalment of the Law series one year earlier, in 2012, and the even stronger Fxck Rap, he released in December the same year, on his 20th birthday.

NOLTO AND FACTOR - Red All Over

In the 2000's, Saskatoon's Factor produced tens of albums. This was his merit, but also his flaw. Sometimes, the Canadian beatmaker seemed to prefer quantity over quality. He built lots of new loops and new beats, but he didn't necessarily take the time to fine-tune them as much as the talented rappers he was working with deserved it. Red All Over, though, one of the four albums he released in 2005, was different. On many tracks, Factor was transfigured. This time, he did much better than delivering beats per pound to his collaborator.

DALEK - Absence

Some doubts had remained, after listening to From Filthy Tongue of Gods & Griots (2002), Dälek's previous album. It had been a bit too uneven, and it relied too much on easy tricks like noises, walls of sound and crescendos, to make an impact. Despite some true gems, for example "Spiritual Healing" and "Classical Homicide", it didn't get all the benefits from the very personal kind of dystopic rap invented by the Newark duo. Two years later, though, the next album, Absence, would confirm for good that Dälek was a great hip-hop group.

Fake For Real

The English written companion of Fake For Real: since 1997, reviews and articles about rap music

Archives of January 2014 (3)

SHY GLIZZY - Fxck Rap

NOLTO AND FACTOR - Red All Over

DALEK - Absence

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