The New York rapper MIKE has lengthy been on the forefront of the bleary, impressionistic, loop-driven hip-hop that’s broadly celebrated underground. Almost all of his albums have come out on the summer time or winter solstice, and he’s received one other one right now, his first since June 2021’s nice Disco! (although he did drop an EP with Wiki and the Alchemist final month).
On Beware Of The Monkey, Mr. Bonema continues to be a mesmerizing presence, deploying his deep, blunt voice in fast bursts of rhythm and melody and becoming collectively phrases that knock your creativeness barely off-kilter. He’s chosen a few of his most partaking manufacturing up to now right here; as heard on the advance Sister Nancy collab “Stop Worry!“, it’s brighter and more melodic than your average MIKE LP without undermining his grainy, meditative signature sound. (That jazz piano loop on “Swoosh 23” hits MIKE’s woozy candy spot exceptionally effectively.)
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Beware Of The Monkey is out now on 10k Projects.