What is Raury fighting against? Is he fighting white supremacy, the government, corporations, convention.

This is a issue I’ve had with Raury since his debut project and it continues here. The problem is, Raury never really explains what he rebelling against. With all the talk of revolutions, seizing control of the government and the environmental issues, you expect an idea to come though. My biggest issue with Raury is he seems to have a political message he wants to get across on the album.

Now to talk about the problems that I have with this album. He came through and delivered an amazing verse to close the track out. His concept of forbidden knowledge did not seem to add up when you analyzed what he was saying. I would like the track a lot more if I felt Raury was more clear on his message. I will add a special note on the track “ Forbidden Knowledge“. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone use vocals quite like this, so this was definitely an interesting listen. Very computerized vocals on Raury’s hook which fits with RZA’s aesthetic ( Bobby Digital). I did not see this collaboration coming, but the unlikely pairing actually makes for a cool love track. We also have the track “ CPU” in which features a feature from RZA.

Meanwhile musically he delivers some a very warm, dreamy vocals which really remind me of something I might hear on a Gorillazrecord. This is delivered in a why that’s very relatable and interesting. Here Ruary gives some his thoughts on his life and where he sees himself going. Take a song like “ Peace Prevail” for example. I just find myself connecting more with Raury a lot more on this project than I did on the last. The style works for him, but he definitely has a much different lyrical voice he speaks in that makes him unique. When Raury raps on this album he sounds a lot like Andre 3000. I know a lot of people make this comparison unfairly, but I think it’s the right thing to say in this case. Where we saw Raury almost exclusively singing. Interestingly Raury is rapping a lot more on this project than he did in his debut record “Indigo Child”. His mixture of the pop, folk, and hip-hop genres definitely still feels fresh and like he has room to grow in this space. Raury is definitely still making similar sounds musically. I won’t say that this is a perfect album but this project exceeded my expectations. So coming into this project my hopes were that Raury would have refined his sound a bit more, as well as improve his lyricism. But I did come away with the thought that Raury had a lot of potential. Raury had an interesting sound, but nothing about his lyrics or performance made me want to listen to the record again after the first few listens. Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not saying that the music was terrible. I’m not going to lie, nothing on this tape really grabbed me.

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