8.2
Avg Score
9
Opinions
#1,159
All Time
12
Tracks
“One of the UK’s most coveted musical exports, Brixton-born, Streatham-raised Dave is one of the world’s favourite rappers on this side of the Atlantic – and it’s all for good reason. You look back to 2016, when he released his debut EP ‘Six Path’, and wonder if the then-18-year-old would have ever thought he’d be a constant top seller, rubbing shoulders with the likes of OVO founder Drake, having ”
“In 2019, Dave’s Mercury prize- and Brit award-winning debut, Psychodrama, became a classic overnight; now it has a rival for introspection, operatic quality and wordplay. Tender piano arrangements, unadulterated storytelling and sermon-like verses flood this topical album that is part confessional poetry, part social commentary. “I’m a young black belligerent. Child of an immigrant. Lifestyle friv”
“Dave is back, with a follow-up to his Mercury-winning debut album (2019’s Psychodrama), the epic We’re All Alone in This Together. If his highly acclaimed debut was notable for its political energy and the serious, socially-conscious tone, WAAITT extends the project, offering a more obliquely political version of that signature social commentary that is more tonally eclectic than its predecessor w”
“The British-Nigerian rapper’s second album is as ambitious, technical, and deeply felt as his first. It is sure to keep his star on the rise.”
“Dave's sophomore album is hit-and-miss in both style and substance.”