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2 weeks agolade: LaFlair
Take 'Park Terrace,' where he comes across as cool, fastidious, and reflective in the face of grandeur. There's tension brewing in the oscillating bells and onomatopoeic gunfire, a mafioso chill to the icy arpeggios and percussive jolts. Flexes come naturally in the lyrics, and so too do allusions to family. 'Always had to put my mama first/My folks always told me keep my word,' ladé spits earnestly.
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