Raury all we need production
As gifted as he may be, Raury is still a teenager trying to figure it out. Then you remember that this is still a 19 year old whose ambition may exceed his talent. There are moments where you really think that this kid can tip the scales here.
“ Trap Tears” combines folk rock and trap rap. “ Forbidden Knowledge” doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but isn’t short on potential. He acts out the verses over fitting folktime guitars before a verse that should double as his mission statement. It serves up as the answer to 2013’s “ God’s Whisper.” as he plays an alluring Lucifer, one which is complimented by his soft spoken delivery. “ Devil’s Whisper” is the 19 year old at his best. There’s moments where he lets the production speak, and rightfully so as it sometimes says more than any verse could. He plays with studio effects on his voice. He makes anthemic records where he’s singing and rapping all in one. Though he clearly has a talent for arranging his records, it’s difficult to discern whether his ideas are ambitious or if they’re a call to ghosts of music’s past. Though he hails from the Trap capital Atlanta, Georgia he preaches a message of peace and positivity, the polar opposite of his native’s stereotypes. He lends himself to indie rock just as much as he calls hip hop his home. He’s the embodiment of what’s been bred by the genre bending of this generation. For one, you can’t categorize what he does.