The Koreatown Oddity – “MISOPHONIA LOVE”Ĩ6. SalahBabyy, Band$, Lil1700Adrian, ABM Spiffy – “No Names”Ħ9. Duke Deuce ft GloRilla – “JUST SAY THAT”Ħ6. Tr3yway6K x YoungThreat x EBK Young Joc x Young Slo-Be – “South Central 2 South East”ĥ7. Drakeo the Ruler x Ralfy the Plug – “Suicide Dawn”ĥ6. Quelle Chris – “Alive Ain’t Always Living”ĥ1. Peezy – “2 Million Up” Archibald Slim ft. Gabe ‘Nandez – “Worldly Ways” (Unranked: POW Recordings Release)Īrchibald Slim came up amongst the influential Atlanta-born Awful Records roster of oddballs that included Father, Zach Fox, and ILOVEMAKONNEN. Perhaps the crew’s most lyrically-focused member, Slim is blessed with a knack for immersive storytelling and respect for genre traditions. He also made a name for being prolific, tapping into an overwhelming creative well that seemingly dried up by the time he moved to LA in 2018. Then the pandemic brought Slim back to Atlanta, where he tapped deeper into his Southern roots and regained the fire that fueled his earlier recordings.
Worldly Ways is a love letter to the old Atlanta that the rapper grew up with, rather than the new school that’s since transformed the mainstream. Named after a Slimm Calhoun cut from 2001’s The Skinny, the album marinates in the same psychedelic soul that informed the Dungeon Family’s best work – particularly on the title track, where Slim interpolates a few lines from UGK’s “Heaven” for an introspective hook over an instrumental cut reminiscent of Goodie Mob. Across two uncompromising verses, he locks into an examination of his legacy in the face of mortality.
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