Mindstate

Perquisite's beats do the heavy lifting here — live-feel drums, jazzy chords, horn stabs that never overstay. Pete Philly raps in a flow that's more conversational than punchy, which suits the mood but means the hooks take a minute to land. The title track is where it clicks, vocals and production finally locking into the same pocket. European jazz rap rarely got this much attention to arrangement.

Filed underjazz rapEuropean hip hoplive instrumentation2005