Brooklyn, New York emcee Josiah the Reward returning 6 & a half months after The Wonderful Si’s eponymous debut to launch his sixth solo LP. Beginning out within the late 2010s by releasing his first 2 EPs Jack Johnson & Uncooked, he later broke out throughout the underground again in the summertime of 2020 off his acclaimed debut album Iron Mic. His profile continued to raise with the debut mixtape Stay Uncooked, the sophomore effort Mightier Than the Sword in addition to the sequel, the True Cipher-produced TOGO & his earlier album God’s Gracious. A yr & a half after the lagger, the Reward of The Umbrella is returning to talk that Lavish Language.
“Rep” begins us off with an orchestral beat speaking concerning the status continuing, elevating & specializing in his objectives demonstrating whereas “Hommy” works in some background vocals suggesting that it’s best to lay low should you catch a physique as a result of the case will probably be closed in the event that they discover it. “Wolvez” embraces the growth bap sound instrumentally letting everybody know who y’all be fuckin’ with previous to “Mulsanne” sustaining these kicks & snares refusing to introduce himself since they need to know by now.
The guitar/growth bap hybrid “Take II” finds him night out the butters questioning the place all his homies stumbled at musically & his mother being out within the streets through the 80s, however then the exuberantly dusty “Karhu Sneakers” talks about by no means disrespecting him since he the explanation folks even on the visitor listing exhibiting off his kicks from the titular model. “Florence Cathedral” that includes HooksArthur samples soul music wanting their flowers givin’ ‘em love simply earlier than “True Story” takes it again to the basement instrumentally speaking about being the one you may name for peace.
“Lavish” that includes Bless Picasso takes a funkier strategy to the beat evaluating the chef within the kitchen that’s cookin’ up the drug provide to Man Fieri moreover suggesting that root of evil is important & love being secondary whereas “Patra” returns to the growth bap telling the story of a homie of hos who finally ends up getting shot to loss of life. “The Glory” rawly talks being happy with life though he’s not a millionaire whereas “You’re Gonna Die” strips the drums particulars one other homie that’s shifting with no worry of loss of life.
Pushing in the direction of the ultimate moments of Lavish Language, the instrumental on “The Filth” sorta offers me a capacious vibe mentioning the truth that everybody comes from nothing on high of being bored with seeing others strugglin’ or his thoughts nonetheless being wired to hustlin’ that’s till “The Chosen” ties up the LP soulfully feelin’ his spirit leaving him fantasizing of proudly owning Benz’ & jet skis seeing one’s future in several instructions.
5 years within the making damn-near & what Josiah the Reward presents to us right here stands out in a different way than what he’s carried out beforehand, becoming a member of Iron Mic & The Wonderful Si album as one of many 3 important standouts in his discography. Bishop cooks a number of the most thorough beats of his profession, the two company strongly contribute to their verses maintain their very own weight & Josiah’s performances preserve the laser-focused starvation of each full-lengths I discussed earlier.
Rating: 8/10
