08/13/2020
๐๐๐ ๐ - ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ (๐ผ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฌโ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ) @๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ก
8.7
Favorite Track: ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐
Least Favorite Track: Never Thought (Tribute)
๐๐MIKEโs project โWeight of the Worldโ is one of the most rewarding listens of the year. Each track feels like a small but powerful jab to the stomach as MIKE raps about his late mother, the current pandemic, and mental illness.
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Under the pseudonym dj blackpower he produced โช12/16โฌ of the tracks alongside Darryl Johnson, KeiyaA, Rbchmbrs, and RedLee. Each song is backed by a quick and surreal lofi instrumental with samples that are distorted to a point of beautiful unrecognizability. MIKEโs baritone voice effortlessly flows over the dissonance of tracks like โGet Rich Quick Schemeโ, and keeps energy on quicker paced songs like the title track, โWeight of the Worldโ.
3๏ธโฃThrough MIKE delivers impressive rhyme schemes that he sometimes carries through entire songs, and with only two features he handles the bulk of the lyricism. London rapper Jadaseaโs appearance on โDa Screetsโ is gloomy and intimidating, but something about the mix makes it seem slightly off, and Earl Sweatshirt finishes the album off with one of the strongest verses on one of the most fiery tracks, โAllstar.โ
๐งAt moments, the mixing causes words to get lost within the beats, but this only happens a few times. On โWeight of the Worldโ, Mike clearly still feels the pain from the loss of his mother, but between the albumโs darkest moments he manages to sound hopeful for the future. Overall, I think this is MIKEโs best project yet, and Iโm more than excited to hear what heโll have to offer in the future.๐
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