Purple Bag is an impartial hip hop artist from Lengthy Seashore, California whose music places a he world within the sneakers of his lived experiences constructed for those nonetheless in it from the lens of a cinematically uncooked point-of-view. For his full-length studio debut nevertheless, fellow Wealthy Thoughts$ collective brethren Cynematic has been enlisted behind the boards for the inaugural half of a 2-part sequence that he calls The Message recalling the roads he as soon as walked that many are strolling to this very day.

“Winter Stone” begins with a 90 second drumless intro speaking about letting his thoughts drift when he smokes weed whereas “Blanc de Blancs” goes for a jazzier vibe instrumentally asking if anybody can rip microphones higher than him. “Connoisseur Chops” finds himself getting boastful over a soulful beat main into “Recent Water” speaking about him doing this for those he’s misplaced.

Terry joins Purple Bag on “Fools Rush” persevering with to drop braggadocio over a lo-fi growth bap instrumental reminding me of Domo Genesis throughout the Odd Future period simply earlier than “Parallax” talks about his refusal to faux shit due to the way in which he got here up. “Damaged” strikes on from there admitting to be extra light with himself going ahead whereas “XTC” reaches the midway level of Might This Be? with a compositional method not even a whole minute lengthy.

“In Due Time” kicks off the 2nd half of the album with a 63 second freestyle speaking about his functionality of creating a whole crowd hear each time he takes the microphone whereas “Deja Vu” talking of his goal of being destined for this shit & overcoming any obstacles. “Got here to Age” spends a minute & half honoring the legacy of my 2nd favourite producer of all-time J Dilla behind the Quincy Jones of hip hop Dr. Dre himself previous to Terry returning for the title observe.

To wrap up Might This Be?’s ultimate act, “Stripes” talks about staying a pupil of the sport whenever you’re always holding your self again whereas “Burning” treads the lo-fi growth bap waters discussing how the legacy you permit behind going ahead is the one which rally counts. “Twist” talks about recruiting new members for his crew to exchange the older ones & the outro “Full Circle” sends all of it off reaching the purpose of being previous all of the bullshit in his life.

Catering his music to the individuals internationally who’re experiencing his previous presently, Purple Bag appears to make a wider introduction to the west coast underground by presenting the world this inaugural half of this saga break up into 2 utterly totally different sections & Might This Be? marks a private debut for the west coast artist basically. The manufacturing Cynematic brings to the desk is a mixture of drumless, growth bap, jazz rap & lo-fi hip hop reminding us all he overcame his obstacles by pushing ahead.

Rating: 7.5/10