Hip-Hop Albums of the Year

05 September, 2024

AG & Ray West — The Nickel EP


EP of AG produced by Ray West. It's not too different from his previous extended play. Ray West creates light, skeletal, sometimes soulful jazzy rhythms, a couple based on snapping ("Die Another Day", "Common Man"). Guests facilitate the fluidity of the record. As in "Natural High" also this effort would be better only with the instrumental edition, AG instead decides to deposit some bars here and there: on rhythms like "Red Apples", founded on bare bongos, he doesn't work very well. Better in "Alfa Romeo" (magnificent light, accessible, essential, tight boom bap jazzy) and especially on "Red Apple Kings": spectacular production of Ray West, one of his best in this tape, where Andre the Giant exchanges verses with Roc Marciano after left breathe the amazing beat smooth jazzy, soulful, with soul sample looped in the background. Best cut of the tape for detachment. Mixed by Dave Dar, released by Red Apples 45, the extended play is distributed by Fat Beats.

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