Prior to listening to this project, my only frame of reference for Akintoye as an artist was this hilarious rap he did on TikTok that dunked on anti-vaxxers (it’s much better than it sounds, trust me). Considering how unknown this album is, I had next to no expectations going into it aside from a friend’s recommendation, so I was shocked to discover just how amazing this was. Seriously, this album is filled with so many bangers it’s crazy. Akintoye brings a ton of energy and ... read more

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luuke

I don't even remember how I found this album but I am glad that I did. Akintoye is an artist that I had not heard of prior to listening to this, so I really had no expectations going in except seeing the somewhat high user score.

'Centrepiece' comes across as a pretty introspective album as we see Akintoye deliver some really heavy lyrical content over these tracks. Additionally, he also brings forward countless amounts of flows over the course of this project and this range of versatility ... read more

[ big bord ]

the singles were not wrong, this album was fantastic. for starters.. the production on this thing is outstanding… this LP is a leap from his last two projects and I will go so far as claiming this to be as one of the best rap albums of the year. the first track blew me away and this constant flow of higher energy tracks was blessing to my ears. but it’s crazy how great the sequencing is on this. like his consistency from higher energy tracks to more chill songs was borderline ... read more

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