"Ghais Guevara - There Will be No Super Slave" Why Would You Want My Opinion On This?

 


    While normally, with most of my album reviews I get to meaninglessly spill about whatever potential connection I have to the artist, but this time I really have no idea who Ghaist Guevara is nor what this album is about. All I was told is that it was "political hip-hop" and that it seems to have good reviews with the pretentious music people on sites such as AOTY and RYM. Otherwise all I know is that my friend Sweaty recommended this song, and while this review technically is a bit later than it should be, part of it is just that I don't have much interest reviewing this album because I legitimately have no idea what it has in store for me. So without further ado, a track-by-track review of There Will be No Super Slave by Ghais Guevara.

There Will Be No Super Slave - Ghais Guevara

Intro - I'm not really going to put a review on an intro, especially one that punches you in the face as immediately as this one with its messaging. I mean how much can I say on multiple samples clipped together in order to make a statement.

#FREEMIR -  76/100 This song goes hard. I'm going to be honest I was a skeptical of the beat at first, strings plus the sort of in your face drill backing made me a bit skeptical, but frankly his delivery is quite good and well it definitely serves as a good sort of starter to the rest of the album because I don't think I should be expecting any easy listens nor any catchy choruses.

This Ski Mask Ain't for COVID - 78/100 Oh. This is experimental, well at the very least even if I decide that I don't like this album I have to admit it certainly has ambition and variety. I can't lie if I heard this at a party I'd just start dancing around like a dumbass just for fun. Even if all songs are short they leave such a strong imprint nonetheless, like I'm kind of digging the outro to this song. Shoutout Bones Hyland. 

Patrisse Cullors Stole My Lunch Money - 80/100 Wait that transition was great, and once again the production on this album is kind of fantastic. So far I love the journey that this album is taking me on, also as a fan of the Silk Sonic song this second half of the song is sampling I'm kind of digging the second half.

Pulchritudinous - 60/100 Shoutout Allen Iverson. I mean this album most certainly isn't for me, this is not Carly Rae Jepsen, but I can still enjoy and appreciate what I can. This is one of the more laidback tracks of the album so far and while it's cool I can't say I enjoyed it as much as the other ones.

C.R.B -72/100 Does this man ever miss with the beats and samples he chooses for each and every song? Shoutout Ghais Guevara man, I'm really just repeating myself but this shit is just vibey, if someone played it in the car I'd be able to respect their choice and I might even enjoy it at times. It's kind of weird how I base a lot of my respect on music off of how it'd sound in a car but that's besides the point.

Rayman Legends - 65/100 I didn't even realize that I'm almost already over halfway through this album, with all the switchups one thing I can definitely commend this album on is it's ability to make sure you stay tuned in because this album does not feel long at all.

Trigger Discipline (Interlude) - N/A I'm really not going to rate interludes unless I really have a strong opinion on it.

Face/Off - 79/100 Perhaps I was too harsh on Nightcore as a genre as a child, turns out all it needs is some beats and a dude rapping over it for me to enjoy it more, welcome to chiptune I suppose. Shoutout Stranger In My House though I didn't know this song before and now that I've heard it it's kind of heat.

Sir Douglas Mawson - 45/100 Sadly this song simply did not interest me as much as the other ones. I went on my phone accidentally and then it just went by.

Mimicry of the Settlers - 50/100 Shoutout Erik Spoelstra. I'm afraid this album is starting to fall off. I suppose my enjoyments of the beats is falling off and it directly influences my enjoyment of any songs off this album.

I Personally Wouldn't Have Released John McCain - 70/100 Woah a song that actually almost reaches 4 minutes on this album? It's almost a miracle. While I wouldn't say that each switchup in this song is particularly smooth or not jarring, I do enjoy every time the song switches it up which is enough for me.

Tie your Camel, Trust In God (Interlude) - N/A Ahhhh another interlude

Luminescence Peers Thru Their Confinement - 55/100 I just think the album starts off a lot stronger than the first half. While I do appreciate the effort put into each song, what I really enjoyed about the first half was how in your face and out there the beats were, and that sort of managed to keep me in. Now listen to this song, and it just really, really pales in comparison.

Shirk - 80/100 Yessir we back at the very least he knows what I came to enjoy. Thank god he ended this album on a high note otherwise I'd just talk about how this album left kind of a sour taste in my mouth. Once again both the rapping and the beat go hard.  Shoutout Stevie Wonder as well I think it's funny there are conspiracy theories about him not actually being blind.

Final Score: 70/100

    Look, if you're coming to me of all people for real, well thought out rap reviews, then I'm genuinely concerned at your ability to make any sort of decision for yourself, because I was never going to give you a score that wasn't almost entirely based off of vibe, and vibe alone. I mean I am quite literally in that phase of summer where the one thing stuck in my mind is my guiltiest of guilty pleasures which is 5 Seconds of Summer I am clearly not in the right state of mind for this review. Either way this album was no Scaring the Hoes but I can say with confidence that I did enjoy the high's and wouldn't mind listening to this in the car with some friends.

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