Lav's Music Corner

Boldy James & The Alchemist are a pairing of Detroit and California rapper and producer who first met up last year on the critically acclaimed The Price Of Tea In China . Both artists have proven to be quite prolific recently with Alchemist scoring critical successes last year alongside Freddie Gibbs and this year with Armand Hammer. Boldy dropped a number of projects in 2020 headlined by China  and the Sterling Toles collaboration Manger On McNichols .  Review By Lav: In the past 16 months Boldy James has gone from a rapper I had only ever heard mentioned in passing, to somebody whose every move I am anticipating in 2021. His brand of storytelling and lethal vocal delivery made for effective and often conceptual hip hop tracks and has already been attracting the attention of some legendary producers. Boldy and Alchemist's second collaboration in as many years has massive potential and while the record is quite good, neither of them does anything we haven't heard them do b...

Ka is a New York hip hop artist who has gained acclaim over the past decade for his strong lyricism and conceptual albums. He had some of his most critically acclaimed releases over the last few years starting with 2016's Honor Killed The Samurai  and his Greek mythology themed release under the name Hermit And The Recluse, Orpheus vs. The Sirens .  Descendants Of Cain  features many of Ka's typical themes but this time set to the story of Cain and Able and filled with Christian symbolism. Review By Lavender: Early in Ka's career as I myself was just getting into experimental rap I wasn't that impressed with what he had to offer. But in recent years starting with his third record The Night's Gambit  in 2013 I have been impressed with everything he has touched. After particularly enjoying the Japanese samurai and Greek mythology themes on his last two records I was excited about the exploration of Christian theology throughout this record and while the concept is...