It's April. The Nets clinched a playoff spot, I celebrated another 365 day trip around the Sun and spring has sprung.
It's a beautiful time of year and we have also been blessed with several solid original rap albums this month.
In third place we have the album La Maquina by Conway the Machine. Conway is spitting as hard as ever and Griselda fans will thoroughly enjoy this album. I did too but the next two albums were just more...fun. I mean dark lyrics have a place in my heart but I am on the happy joyful spring thing right now so for me I can't make La Maquina the best Original Rap album of April.
In second place, hailing from Detroit Michigan is Bronze Nazareth and Recognize Ali with the album Season of the SE7EN. This is a very soulful joint and I really enjoyed the crisp production. The familiar Wu-Tang sound was good to hear as well. My favorite songs on this album are Tear Drops in the Sky, Street Gospel and Olympic Gold Medalist. There are 20 songs on the album so you will find plenty to enjoy. My major criticism is not the music but BN's delivery at times. My dude, stop popping your P's so hard. That crap doesn't make the song sound more rugged, it sounds like you don't record with a shield on your mic.
I know I am going to take some heat for this album I am about to say is the best of April but I really don't care. No it is not dark and grimey. No there aren't 50 songs and yes several of the tracks are instrumentals. Nevertheless, this is easily the best of the three.
The best Original Rap Album of April is Lazy Sunday by Kooley High. Riding or walking through Brooklyn on a crispy sunny day this album is the perfect soundtrack. This is a continuation of the hip-hop music I grew up with and associate better times to.
I don't have a favorite song because the entire album is dope from start to finish. This is laid back boom bap original rap hip-hop music and I fuqing love it. It's just beautiful.
