Shadowbox

by MAVI

Shadowbox cover art

The incredibly introspective North Carolina rapper dives deeply into complex grief, struggles with alcohol, and severe depressive episodes over dense, hazy jazz loops. Deliberately avoiding heavy percussion, the aquatic, drumless production emphasizes the profound weight of his intricate, emotionally devastating wordplay.

Genres

  • Conscious Hip Hop
  • Abstract Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. 20,000 leagues
  2. open waters
  3. i did
  4. i'm so tired
  5. tether
  6. the sky is quiet
  7. latch
  8. grindstone
  9. drown the snake (interlude)
  10. drunk prayer
  11. the giver
  12. too much to zelle
  13. testimony
  14. my own way