The latest from the Nova Scotia hip-hop artist is a six-track E.P.
jammed with singles. That includes his moody Changes featuring Anjulie,
the funky riff number She Ain't Gotta Do Much, and the strong message
track Powerless, about the national tragedy of missing and murdered
Indigenous women and girls.
As always,
Classified offers up challenging, thoughtful and relatable lyrics,
direct and powerful. He's able to say in short rhymes what others
struggle to address in lengthy stories. In Fallen, which could easily be
another single, he goes after social media: "We used to talk
face-to-face now we talk face to face-time/lately all I see is more
race, gay and hate crimes/reported live on my Twitter and on Dateline."
All the while, he jams the tunes with hooks and surprising breaks,
always making sure there's something to groove to as well. These are six
compact, well-crafted cuts with no wasted space, some of his very best.
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