[quote=@Buddha]Pouya[/quote]
[i]Scrubs[/i] was a really… really good piece, though I can’t help but think Shakewell was the most interesting part of it. Were Pouya’s side of the song bland or outright bad? Probably not, but I can’t help but think Pouya is the less capable MC. Shakewell’s flow is so quick and [i]smooth[/i] whilst Pouya has a quick noticeably less refined spitting ability. I’d be interested in hearing more by either, though.

[quote=@Buddha]Night Lovell[/quote]
Could be this the MC to change my feelings on cloud rap? Hard to say outright, but I can tell you that I enjoyed these two tracks at the very least. Lovell has a nice, hazy and laid back approach as a MC and that can be something that can work really well [which I have experienced with Chance the Rapper before]. At the very least, I’ll be looking for a copy of his 2016 LP, [i]Red Teenage Melody[/i] as soon as I can due to how quick these two tracks captured my attention. Perhaps repeated listens could give me an idea what I think of his wordplay and phrasing more concisely.

[quote=@Buddha]KVKA[/quote]
The first thing that hit me was the mixing was pretty… [i]off[/i]. The rapping itself is mixed too low, whilst the instrumentation is way too high; and with that said I don’t think the beat matched the rapping itself, but perhaps this sort of disorienting approach was intentional. This is just my first impression of the song you’ve shown me, after all. Anyway, the rap itself and not the production of it: do I like it? The answer is I’m not quite so sure, though I do like the lyrical content and phrasing. His slow punchy style does work with the subject matter but I can’t help but keep getting distracted by the beat behind it. KVKA is obviously proficient as a rapper, but it’s hard to separate the rap from the beat when it is just so poorly mixed to the point I’m just not interested in finishing the listen to completion. 

[quote=@Buddha]$uicideboy$[/quote]
I don’t think I’ve heard my two least favorite styles of hip hop merged into one cohesive style before, but I guess that’s what $uicideboy$ are doing here. I’ve never really felt interested in their work enough to listen to them, which I suppose would not be surprising if you understand that I really don’t like cloud rap or trap rap. I don’t like their style nor do I like how their music is put together. But again, in my prior experiences with cloud rap and trap rap I have never found something I really could appreciate on a mechanical, aesthetic, or lyrical level. I don’t think $uicideboy$ will fill in that gap for me based on these samples, though it is hard to say how valid my opinion could be without listening to a full record (such as Eternal Grey or Dark Side of the Clouds) to see how it fits in with a full narrative and artistic moment.

[quote=@Buddha]Rich Chigga[/quote]
I’m actually familiar with Rich Chigga, though I’m still trying to process what I think about him. He’s released a few singles and so far he just seems like a really competent emulation of his influences. However, [i]Back At It[/i] was a nice listen regardless of that fact.