Bella Shmurda reminds of American super star,Future.Both swept their respective music leagues with a style and voice no one had seen prior.The only point skeptics could effectively raise was that of staying power; whether or not they had the flexibility to wade through the times and not bore anyone after a while with a model some new cat out there was already working on modifying.
Future has since gone on to be a consistent No.1 artiste in the states and if anything,Bella has proven with the High Tension 2.0 EP also that he will be here for long.While recourse to the High Tension (1.0) EP released early last year may be made in a holistic evaluation of his artistry, fact remains Bella Shmurda became Bella Shmurda when he dropped Cash App.With success may have come more devotion and commitment to the art so it is only fair a critical appraisal starts from that point.
Since Cash App we have seen an artiste with a gift deploy it to use on follow up tracks and features but Bella still needed to allay fears there was more to his game than 'turn up' and High Tension 2.0 does just that.If an artiste sounds natural when he delves into hitherto unvisited territories,then he isn't trying to be an all round artiste,he actually is one.Rush; a pre-released single which helped cement his status as the industry's next big thing (after the monstrous Cash App) is the only turn up song on the EP.The Party Next Door title might suggest otherwise but it is made on a mild overlay.In a nutshell, stereotype Bella started and ended on Rush as far as High Tension 2.0 is concerned.
On the opening track titled Out There (Intro),he soberly preaches courage amidst turbulent times and on the infectious World right after,he caters for upliftment as much as he does for groove.Bella waxes on a rich mid-tempo instrumental-"If I ever lie to the world,I can never lie to myself.If I ever lose to the world,I can never lose to myself.If I ever run from the world,I can never run from myself.Even I don't see nobody,I will always see myself".
Lako and Soldier Go are love songs that tell the same story but in different expressions.While on Lako we see an energetic Bella cruise deftly between pitches on an electronic string-laden instrumental,on Soldier Go; a radio friendly jam with the most potential to blow up on the EP, he adopts the subtle every day love song format to very absorbing effect.
The fact that Bella Shmurda's vocal quality is his number one asset cannot be over-stated and how he goes about his art tells you he doesn't really need much more to succeed-no fancy beats or an elaborate composition,all he does is get on the mic and every beat no matter how ordinary appears sublime.Some may call him a glorified freestylist but he is definitely one from another world.Rip away his vocals from Champion and that beat would appear good for nothing.
Everything points to the fact that Bella Shmurda is here to stay.Best believe.
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