Erick the Architect
i've never been here before
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The rapper–producer hybrid is the ultimate superpower in Hip Hop — the fidelity with which Erick The Architect has translated vision to sound as the in-house beatmaker and barman of the Flatbush Zombies over the past decade and a half is a testament to that. As the final member of the Brooklyn trio to release a solo record, however, he chose instead to take the lead on lyrical matter as the face of the operation with a team comprising James Blake, T-Minus and many other studio aficionados assisting on bringing his designs to fruition.
Released via Architect Recording Company, I’ve Never Been Here Before reveals in fullness an inward-looking side of the 35-year-old that fans have only caught glimpses of in his past work. On the other hand, the tracklist offers almost just as many cuts on the same wavelength as the material that put him and his group on the map in the first place. On paper, this contrast makes perfect sense considering the project at hand is a 16-song double album; its back-and-forth arrangement, though, is where things get a tad incoherent.