Hear Ye Him isn’t too far removed from the old Malice, comprised of introspective flows on the drug game, and its repercussions on one’s self and family. There are no filler hooks here. Rhymes are intelligent and concise, and they cut like a knife.
With a renewed focus and an ambitious new musical direction, No Malice has created in Hear Ye Him a viable contender for at the least being honorably mentioned as a notable Hip Hop album of 2013.
An album that acts as both a declaration of his repentance and a look back at his life before God, from his days selling crack to touring the world as a part of Star Trak. The results are both compelling and trying to the listener.
The new full-length, Hear Ye Him, marks the rechristened No Malice’s return to hip-hop. But where his output in the Clipse trafficked in grandiose Pyrex dreams, this new material is charged with a resolute focus on leaving all that behind.
Hear Ye Him is a result of a rapper who has gone through a major transformation in his life, but doesn’t quite know how to leave the industry behind. He still has a story to convey and wants to reach fans in the easiest way he knows is possible. Unfortunately, he doesn’t do it in a way that is still fun to listen to.
Didn't wanna lean on push too hard and risk being on your brothers coattails? I understand that, so you'd rather have a shitty album? Yeah makes sense.