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- Summary: The debut full-length studio release for London-based rapper Jeshi features guest appearances from Fredwave and Obongjayar.
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- Record Label: Because Music
- Genre(s): Rap
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Jun 30, 2022Offering a stark depiction of inner-city life, the East London wordsmith expertly taps into the modern conundrum of social malaise, his unflinching lyrics touching on a gamut of hopes and fears that will resonate acutely with those struggling to find purpose or make ends meet in Tory Britain.
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Jun 30, 2022'Universal Credit' shows great potential, but its drop in momentum in the first half marks it as a project that hasn’t quite lived up to its own standards. Regardless, choice tracks on 'Universal Credit' mark Jeshi as a musician willing to be different and to speak with conviction.
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Jun 30, 2022The references are frank, from the satirical title (he made the album while receiving Universal Credit during the pandemic, and the cover depicts him receiving a giant cheque for £324.84, the current monthly allowance, from besuited men in celebratory style) to the succinct writing within.
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Jun 30, 2022On Universal Credit, he proffers downbeat tales that invite empathy, and they deserve, more than anything, to be heard.
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