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CRITIC REVIEWS
100
Fearless and incisive, Dave’s reportage-style tracks sketch out race, prison and abusive relationships, resulting in a landmark record.
8mo
100
At 20 years old, Dave – born David Orobosa Omoregie – has just released one of the most thoughtful, moving and necessary albums of 2019 so far.
8mo
100
A moving, quasi-concept album, this debut from the 20-year-old rapper is bold and thought-provoking, the kind of record that comes along only rarely.
8mo
95
PSYCHODRAMA isn’t an album to stand up and rejoice to. It’s a sit-down-and-consume, a listen-and-learn. In doing that, you appreciate the blood, sweat and tears that have gone into the prose.
8mo
90
PSYCHODRAMA is a consistently engaging record that echoes the complexities of being black in a broken Britain. It feels like a giant step forward for UK rap.
8mo
90
It’s rare to hear a debut album so confident and accomplished, especially when the artist himself has just turned 20 years old. Yet Psychodrama is pretty close to a masterpiece and raises the bar for a new standard in British rap.
7mo
90
For the most part ... ‘Psychodrama’ is consistent in its darkness, in its razor-sharp lyricism.
5mo
80
The past three years have seen him grow from underground street-freestyling sensation to truly versatile artist.
8mo
80
His debut album, Psychodrama, is one of the most significant bodies of British rap music in a generation.
8mo
50
It's hard not to nod in agreement with what Dave's saying throughout Psychodrama, but generic instrumentals and humdrum flows don't translate many of his good points into captivating songs.
8mo
People seemed to really enjoy this record, and while Dave is a very technically proficient rapper, I didn't find Pscyhodrama all that captivating.
The beats are serviceable but not very memorable, and the socio-political threads through which Dave weaves his lyrical tapestry are almost as cliché as the metaphor I just used. I applaud any rapper that attempts to tackle societal issues in their music, but Dave doesn't really put a personal spin on it, and seems content to just throw out ... read more
The beats are serviceable but not very memorable, and the socio-political threads through which Dave weaves his lyrical tapestry are almost as cliché as the metaphor I just used. I applaud any rapper that attempts to tackle societal issues in their music, but Dave doesn't really put a personal spin on it, and seems content to just throw out ... read more
Edit: OKAY FUCK IT I LOVE THIS
Prelude: This might be shaping up to be the best year that UK Rap has ever seen
Review: GODDAMMIT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A 9, BUT VOICES WAS SO GODDAMN BAD UGH
This is perhaps, the most meaningful rap release of the year so far. UK Rapper Dave absolutely pours out his heart over 11 tracks. His keen sense of wordplay and admirable storytelling abilities are the most likable features of this album. The album features this 10 minute epic of a song called Lesley ... read more
Prelude: This might be shaping up to be the best year that UK Rap has ever seen
Review: GODDAMMIT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A 9, BUT VOICES WAS SO GODDAMN BAD UGH
This is perhaps, the most meaningful rap release of the year so far. UK Rapper Dave absolutely pours out his heart over 11 tracks. His keen sense of wordplay and admirable storytelling abilities are the most likable features of this album. The album features this 10 minute epic of a song called Lesley ... read more
Goddamn this is fantastic. I think even people who don't like British Rap could enjoy this. Dave is a great storyteller and lyricist and he showcases that on this album. The instrumentals on this album are beautiful produced too. They make the whole psychodrama theme of the album better. AOTY so far.
FAV TRACKS: Psycho, Streatham, Black, Disaster, Screwface Capital, Lesley,
LEAST FAV TRACK: Voices
EDIT: Damn this grew off me.
EDIT 2: Okay it grew back a bit.
OG RATING: 96
FAV TRACKS: Psycho, Streatham, Black, Disaster, Screwface Capital, Lesley,
LEAST FAV TRACK: Voices
EDIT: Damn this grew off me.
EDIT 2: Okay it grew back a bit.
OG RATING: 96
Not saying the album is completly devoid of highlights, but most of this feels so characterless...which is especially bad if we consider that this is a concept album about his own struggles with mental health issues...
He isn't a bad rapper and the aesthetic as well as ambition is there, but the execution resulted in a great amount of inconsistency with cliché and corny bars...his delivery is also a bit weak to me, but he compensates it with his accent tbh...
The production makes ... read more
He isn't a bad rapper and the aesthetic as well as ambition is there, but the execution resulted in a great amount of inconsistency with cliché and corny bars...his delivery is also a bit weak to me, but he compensates it with his accent tbh...
The production makes ... read more
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Track List
- Psycho
- Streatham
- Black
- Purple Heart
- Location (feat. Burna Boy)
- Disaster (feat. J Hus)
- Screwface Capital
- Environment
- Lesley (feat. Ruelle)
- Voices
- Drama
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Added on: March 3, 2019
