The bars may not hit as hard as when other dudes were 'scared to come close coz he was homophobic' but what certainly isn't in doubt is the fact that Jude 'MI' Abaga has grown as an MC and Rendezvous is his most balanced work yet.It may not have as many stand out jams as any of his previous albums but unlike them,there is very little disparity between the great songs and the decent ones contained therein.Its an endless treat from start to finish.
The album transcends just rap,its an expo of a brilliant musical mind.MI makes collaborations work for him better than any one in the game and on Rendezvous he features artistes on every song.The depth and quality of the album is largely attributable to those artistes.
Nonso Amadi was born to sing on Playlist.Can't possibly see anyone laying it down as well as he did and you feel mere thoughts of Terry Apala drove MI into making Jiggy.Madtonic's chorus was the icing on the love story titled Sunrise.
Striking,is the fact that MI has grown without really changing much.There is nothing unusual in the structure of this body of work side by side with his previous albums.Identical versatile template,only a much more rounded artiste with yet unmatched artistic brilliance.Its not about a catchy beat or chorus and its not necessarily about tight punchlines and metaphors,MI just makes good music.The buzzing Lekki track best exemplifies that.He puts the distinctive talents of Falz and Ajebutter22 to great use on the viby cut and MI make a dancehall song?.Oh yea,he can.Can't get enough of Yung L 'Mr Marley' slamming home his alley-oop on The Crew.
Not a few people thought You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives self-aggrandizing and hypocritical considering that even if MI was the best nigerian rapper alive (if you take out Wale and Nas of course.lol),he hadn't had his game on A for a while.The conventional rap songs on Rendezvous were bound to get a bit more scrutiny than normal.
His lines on On Code were below par and he gets slayed hands down by Aka but he hits commendably hard on Soup featuring Casper Nyovest..."I get commas after commas like i never finish my sentences".
MI talked about our rappers getting slayed by SA rappers on #YRSFUYL and its ironic how they do the deed right at his doorsteps on his invite.
You are not alone.Everyone was eager to listen to On Code and Soup when they first saw the tracklist.Popping was going to take a natural route but it turned out without a doubt,the best out and out rap joint of the album.Mr Incredible was on beast mode.His delivery was sick and special kudos must go to Ghost of Show Dem Camp for his steel-packed verse.Odunsi was just as sublime on the chorus as he was on Lekki.
MI wrote the hip-hop manual and he updates it with Rendezvous.No,this man need not 'sing just to get popular',a million ways to make a rap album,choose one.
O ye rappers,bow down!!.
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