"Niontay has his finger on the wildest and weirdest pulses. Since crashing into the scene with the bold-faced statement " Real hiphop," the posse cut where he put Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE in some of their most audacious environments yet, Niontay has kept his trailblazer reputation up with projects like Dontay's Inferno and . His movements around the country-he was born in Milwaukee, raised in Central Florida, and now lives in Brooklyn-inform his geographically blurred sound."
"The mixtape doesn't veer away from Niontay's established sounds, but it does probe their deepest and murkiest corners. Niontay's style-his slurring, nasal voice that sometimes renders bars indecipherable-appears faster, blurrier, and more piercing. The beats are from a likeminded set of new-age underground producers like Surf Gang's Harrison, young Raleigh-based hotshot Dylvinchi, and wild cards like Jay Critch collaborator Laron."
"This lane can be surprisingly wide. The immense jump from "100days100nights," a smatter of excited drums and synth patches that make for a perfect pregame soundtrack, to "3am@Tony's," a lethargic swamp of blown-out low-end, feels like a vivid look into Niontay's hyperactive mind. This is a road where nothing stays in the same lane for too long. Wild swings-the bafflin"
Niontay merges geographic influences from Milwaukee, Central Florida, and Brooklyn into a geographically blurred sound that channels Florida fast movement, Detroit cloud rap, and New York's hazier alternative scenes. His slurring, nasal vocal delivery often renders bars indecipherable while appearing faster, blurrier, and more piercing here. Chipmunk flows and chirpy beats create contrast with blown-out low-end and lethargic textures across tracks. Production contributions from Surf Gang's Harrison, Dylvinchi, Laron, and Gatorface-hosted 454 provide nostalgic synth pads, quiet 808s, and unpredictable beat shifts. Short, taut tracks like "100days100nights" and "3am@Tony's" showcase abrupt mood swings and relentless sonic restlessness.
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