You might not know of blackbyrd, but in a moment you will. The prolific rapper has performed through the eyes of history. He is creating a symbiosis with the hip-hop of the old and rap of the new. His lyricism overlays on the spirit of what has passed, to show us what the future might be like. His album is called 120 Minutes: A Visual Album.
The video is extremely important for this project, so make sure you track along. Using backgrounds from mammoths of alt-rock like The Smiths, The Cure, Radiohead & The Cocteau Twins, he blends the video with important interviews that dive into the importance of MTV and the conversations about modern music. The result is truly astounding, listening to sharp lyrical thought interspliced with what you might know of a song.
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A journey through movements
His bars are clean, surgical and thought-provoking. Inspired by the likes of Kendrick Lamar and genius’ of the punk and alternative movements, he is making his own form in his own way. While studying this process, the result is very important to the theme at hand. Are we always a result of our context? If our music doesn’t have a radical impact, what is the music we’re making doing for the listeners’ conscience?
Using slices of interviews, you’re given a whole new context as to what he is going to be singing over the song. It is an astounding, refreshing perspective that needs its own dramatic show along to be truly appreciated. You can listen to the incredible piece here:
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Self professed metalhead, moderately well read. If the music has soul, it's whole to me. The fact that my bio could have ended on a rhyme and doesn't should tell you a lot about my personality.
