“In the age of streaming figures and chart reclassifications, bloated album lengths are becoming the norm across the board. Drake pioneered the art with his 20-track albatross ‘Views’ in 2016 and his 2017 mixtape ‘More Life’ stumbled on for 22 tracks. More recently, Migos’ latest record ‘Culture II’ clocked in with 24 tracks over a gruelling hour and 45 minutes. Those albums quickly outstay their w”
““Yeah, I mean, I’m Irish, and that’s cool – but not from the waist down” laughs Rejjie Snow on a radio skit a few songs into his debut album. Snow introduces the next track in a laidback drawl. It’s the same deep, buttery voice he raps in, apart from the Dublin twang that sneaks through his speech. These smooth radio interludes pop up throughout ‘Dear Annie’, emphasising the old-school class and v”
“This Irish rapper's debut suggests great potential, even if he's limited for now by the obvious influence of N.E.R.D. and Tyler, the Creator.”
