Shadowbox

by MAVI

Shadowbox cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 August 2024
  • Label: UnitedMasters
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:31
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

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

Descriptors: existential, rhythmic, aquatic, rap, conscious, storytelling, soulful, experimental

Tracklist

  1. 20,000 leagues (2:34)
  2. open waters (3:52)
  3. i did (2:01)
  4. i'm so tired (2:17)
  5. tether (2:41)
  6. the sky is quiet (1:32)
  7. latch (2:40)
  8. grindstone (2:08)
  9. drown the snake (interlude) (0:41)
  10. drunk prayer (3:06)
  11. the giver (2:20)
  12. too much to zelle (2:01)
  13. testimony (2:21)
  14. my own way (3:10)

Credits

  • MAVI - primary artist
  • Malaya - featuring [feat.]

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