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- Summary: The fourth full-length release from Virginia rapper McKinley Dixon features guest appearances by Alfred., Anjimile, Ms. Jaylin Brown, Angélica Garcia, Ghais Guevara, Hanif, Seline Haze, and Teller Bank$.
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- Record Label: City Slang
- Genre(s): Rap
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Jun 20, 2023Dixon’s radiant songwriting paves the way, and his expressive style makes for an enchanting journey through blissful soundscapes.
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Jun 8, 2023Throughout Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?, Dixon continues to show off his acrobatic way with words and parades his affecting precision of imagery.
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Jun 8, 2023It’s all gorgeously rich in both sound and delivery.
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Jun 8, 2023Thematic and lyrical motifs find repetition throughout the album like a musical director slowly pulling the strings together.
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Jun 8, 2023Dixon’s fourth album tightens its lens: skipping by in 30 minutes, its songs possess a renewed urgency and velocity. But his writing is more literary and exploratory still. Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? (named after three of Toni Morrison’s most celebrated works) provides an embarrassment of imagistic riches.
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Jul 3, 2023Dixon is locked in as his verses speak on the duality of gripping steel while hitting the concrete to earn a living. It’s beautifully written, using imagery of fists clenched, finding your heart, and smiling in the sunshine. It’s the clear-eyed Dixon you want to hear more of.
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Jul 10, 2023
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