J.ManifestO-Vicariously Through
Memories---(2013)
Artist: J.Manifesto
Album: Vicariously
Through Memories
Label: Independent
Producers: Client Partie,
The Stuyvesants, Weirddough, Vanilla, Six, Fate, Thelonious Martin
Queens
J.Manifesto has been putting out heat for a while with one track after another.
He shows versatility and shows no quit with his energy. The lyrical delivery of
J.Manifesto will keep the listeners on their toes. As peeps can see, he is not
a new cat. His debut mixtape dropped in 2012 received great reviews from the
music blogs and many fans. Now the Queens rapper J.Manifesto unveils his debut
project Vicariously Through Memories.
Going straight through the project
places a memory bubble on the listener’s head. This album goes through a nostalgic
view through memory lane. J.Manifesto picks the beats well to match his lyrical
cadence. Starting with the smooth jazzy beat to Carry On where the lyrics match the beat quite well. The tracks
paint a perfect picture of reminiscing the good ole days with tracks such as
the soulful piano infused Last Days of
Summer, the laid back track Take Over
The World and the high energized G.B.I.T.W.
(The Greatest Bodegas In The World). Although the instrumentation of beats
varies, it sticks to the album title. It works wonders on one of the highlight
tracks produced by the Stuyvesants The NV.
The few tracks at the ending closes this project on the right note with that
authentic Queens vibe to Dreams and
the inspired living track Live Life and
Love It.
Throughout the fourteen tracks, this
debut opus Vicariously Through Memories fits the narrative of meaningful
music with various subject matter of lyrical skill and nostalgic storytelling
music. The impressive part of the album is the versatility of J.Manfiesto; he
is not afraid to step out of the box in order to become creative without
overdoing it. The producers came through greatly to complement his style. This
is a cohesive album in which J.Manfiesto has the lyrical potential. A minor misstep
is a couple of tracks are too long which causes some musical fatigue to the
listener. However, this is not a big dent to the project as the consistently is
still there. This is a recommendable project.
Strong
Tracks: “Carry On”, “Last Day of Summer”, “Take Over The World”, “G.B.I.T.W.”,
“The NV”, “Dream”, “Live Life and Love It”
Rating: out of
Go peep the J.Manifesto album Vicariously Through Memories on Bandcamp
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