"Wisdom from a witch doctor / Whispered in my ear, the ingredients to conquer / then he shed a tear, burning benzoin resin / Squirting urine at my adversaries"
I don't feel like typing out Mr. Muthf*ckin eXquire every time I refer to him, so I let's use MMX for short. First things first, the dude can rap. With three stellar mixtapes under his belt, MMX is starting to make an impact on the underground rap circuit. His flow is always silky smooth, he's consistently hilarious, and he maintains a sort of ignorant bravado on every track. Granted it's not for everybody. There is plenty of misogyny to go around. There are glorifications of drug use, sex, violence and all that good stuff. Err...you know what I mean. But, context is an exception for MMX. There's not too much biographical information out there on MMX, except that he's from Brooklyn and tends to not really care how people react to his music and artwork choices. That being said, most of his stuff is playful and not meant to be taken too seriously.
MMX is one of those rappers whence one looks upon a MMX lyric sheet you become utterly confused. It seems jumbled, off kilter, corny, and unmethodical. Yet, when you hear his bars they magically flow with the beat. It's a rare skill, a skill that separates the average from the elite. However, he's not one to blow you away with wordplay. Metaphors? Yes, but they're...a bit hard to explain. It's an auditory experience for sure, nothing to be analyzed really. But the dude is just straight funny. He'll shout blasphemy at the government one line, then transition into a fellatio experience. MMX will talk about God then ramble about money or pride with no correlation. He makes up words, philosophies, events, and it's all tongue in cheek. And Kismet is his best tape yet.
The entire mixtape is heavily entertaining, great for driving around to, chilling to, whatever you do. I'm not that hip. But MMX has endless style and a great ear for beats. There is a nice mix of Boom bap and soul and they all bang. Especially the percussion. The guest verses are a bit disapointing though. Danny Brown has some decent bars, but everyone else falls a bit flat. It's my only gripe though and it certainly doesn't cripple the listening experience. A must listen for sure.
Rating: 8.6/10
Download link: Audiomack
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