Balens Cho (Hot Candles)

Mach-Hommy - Balens Cho (Hot Candles)
Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 487 ratings
2021 Rank: #134
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CRITIC REVIEWS

81
Pitchfork
The New Jersey rapper makes Haiti the main character of his latest project, balancing social context with a sense of intimacy and urgency.
78
HipHopDX

Balens Cho sports a more optimistic tone compared to Pray for Haiti’s thick grit and grime, but the rhymes never lose potency.

PelicanManners
79

I actually prefer this one over Pray For Haiti. I love it sonically, it’s so smooth and groovy with its jazzy production. The length of the album is also one of its biggest strengths. With the runtime of only 24 minutes it ends up being a nice compact package. Mach is in top form as well, he has a buttery smooth delivery with witty bars sprinkled throughout. There’s no filler, except maybe the interludes can get a bit tiresome. But overall this is my favourite of his this year, it ... read more

kimchilli
85

Yo Mach, let me take you to the finest Korean BBQ restaurant and we can munch on dem galbis 😂😂

"smoke you like Korean BBQ, you know where the galbi"
^ My new favourite line since Sosa's "Korean spicy garlic"

Best track: Wooden Nickels (might be the best hip hop song to come out this year)

Rollo_P
84

Abbreviated and off-kilter and a bit oddball and jazzy and hazy and weirdly mixed and Haitian and fly as all hell and all the other reasons why we love Mach-Hommy. Labou is an excellent warm-up, Separation Of The Sheep And The Goats is a well-crafted clutter of sound, Lajan Sal is the jolliest I've ever heard Mach and it pairs well with the absolutely somber, melancholy Wooden Nickels. The shorter runtime benefits Mach in the end, as the tightly-knit structure allows for a more cohesive listen. ... read more

90sHipHop
75

A very decent jazzy record from Mach which is on streaming so you can't go wrong here.

wyze
78

fav songs - lajan sal, self luh

briskum
85

quite good

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Added on: November 4, 2021