Rapid Fire Reviews: I Miss Sophie
Earlier this year we lost a remarkable, unparalleled talent in SOPHIE. There's nothing I can say that makes it any easier to swallow but I did want to take a moment to review some music she either directly contributed to or artists she worked with and clearly heavily influenced. FUCK IT UP EP - Basside Basside are a Miami duo that are fusing some rap and hip hop sound with club music. This is an EP I've heard a lot of people getting excited about and I first remember reading about the duo a few years ago now. This is definitely an interesting EP that is hard to pigeonhole genre wise, there are plenty of verses that are basically rapping but also songs with meditative repetitive club ready refrains. All the tracks are produced by SOPHIE herself and the instrumentals definitely shine throughout with her trademark edge showing up all over the clapping percussion and heavy bass all over the EP. The personality on display is sometimes cute and very sensual and sometimes a little ob...