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FOREVER (2012)

Cities Aviv

2012

FOREVER (2012)

Release Date:  2012

By Pitchfork

Reviewed November 8, 2012

It's time for another edition of Cities Aviv's "what-sound-will-I-be-paired-with?" game. This time, the Memphis Rapper has abandoned modern rap entirely, favoring instead an 808-powered dance hybrid with a solid melodic synth running throughout. One of Cities' greatest gifts is a total lack of ego, and he's relegated himself to a side part on his own song here, emerging after the instrumental sinks its claws in, only to rhyme slowly.

[from the Black Forever mixtape; out 11/13/12 via Mishka]

7:00 PM · Nov 8, 2012