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Kaz-Well
Fish Outta Water
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This same year Jurassic 5’s Chali 2na used the same title for his solo debut and L.A. Symphony rapper-producer CookBook (amongst many others) used the same concept, but that doesn’t alter the honesty, conviction and creativity that went into creating the newest from San Francisco emcee Kaz-Well. Opening track “Krazy Glue,” Kaz-Well’s overcome-all-odds reminiscences on his evolution as an artist, is an ethereal mix of cuts and angelic choir anchored by funky synth guitars and heavy bass drum. It’s also a misleading introduction to this introspective (okay, that stays the same) album of songs about life, love, death and birth over a selection of dramatic, rap ballad production pulled from a variety of cheesy 80s pop songs by producer DJ Scotty Doo. While more heavy hitters like “Krazy Glue” would have been nice, the skills-over-materialism theme of “Take Me Home” and puppy love song “Three Words,” sampling what sounds like Laura Branigan and Tina Turner, respectively, hold up the more mellow side of the album rather nicely. In the end, Kaz-Well does a great job of presenting an introspective side over these chill, 80s-inspired beats, but it probably won’t inspire long-term play of this release. [Thomas Quinlan]
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