Georgia Anne Muldrow and Declaime: SomeOthaShip
Review by David Amidon
Once referred to as the female Madlib, the past year has seen Georgia Anne Muldrow embrace more than just Otis Jackson’s off-kilter style. She is beginning to embrace his qualities of prolificness and diversity as well. Fans and newcomers alike best be prepared for SomeOthaShip sonically, if nothing else, as the Radiohead circa-Amnesiac synths of “WhatCh’allKnowAboutThis?” signal yet another step forward for Muldrow and Declaime’s ever-evolving empire of hip-hop funk. But it’s not just Georgia who’s on a roll here, though she does have plenty of other highlights, like the instrumental “Pad Kontrol”, the faux-symphonics of “fOnk w/ an O”, and “Endure”, or Holy Smokes transplant “Boogie”.
What initially puts this release in a different position than Muldrow and Declaime’s last few projects is the heavy amount of collaboration. There are predictable allegiances on display, like Stones Throw’s MED and Roc ‘C’, as well as fellow soulful rappers Kazi and LMNO. But there are also left field inclusions like Kool G Rap (though his verse is one of the weaker available on the disc) and Prince Po that lend a bit of golden era credibility to music that is largely considered an outsider’s scene.
Read the Full Essay @ Popmatters
Review by David Amidon
Once referred to as the female Madlib, the past year has seen Georgia Anne Muldrow embrace more than just Otis Jackson’s off-kilter style. She is beginning to embrace his qualities of prolificness and diversity as well. Fans and newcomers alike best be prepared for SomeOthaShip sonically, if nothing else, as the Radiohead circa-Amnesiac synths of “WhatCh’allKnowAboutThis?” signal yet another step forward for Muldrow and Declaime’s ever-evolving empire of hip-hop funk. But it’s not just Georgia who’s on a roll here, though she does have plenty of other highlights, like the instrumental “Pad Kontrol”, the faux-symphonics of “fOnk w/ an O”, and “Endure”, or Holy Smokes transplant “Boogie”.
What initially puts this release in a different position than Muldrow and Declaime’s last few projects is the heavy amount of collaboration. There are predictable allegiances on display, like Stones Throw’s MED and Roc ‘C’, as well as fellow soulful rappers Kazi and LMNO. But there are also left field inclusions like Kool G Rap (though his verse is one of the weaker available on the disc) and Prince Po that lend a bit of golden era credibility to music that is largely considered an outsider’s scene.
Read the Full Essay @ Popmatters
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