User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info
- Summary: The fifth full-length release for the British rapper features guest appearances from Umar Bin Hassan, Julie Dexter, Wayne Francis, Ladonna Harley-Peters, Phillip Harper, N'fa Jones, Deborah Jordan, Lasharvu, Malik MD7, Randolph Matthews, Mpho, Remi, John Robinson, Rootz, and Jason Yarde.
Buy Now
| Buy on |
|
- Record Label: N/A
- Genre(s): Rap
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 3 out of 5
-
Mixed: 2 out of 5
-
Negative: 0 out of 5
-
Mar 12, 2018Without straying too far from the patented funk, soul and jazz peppered with enlightened, literate lyrical bars that have marked his previous four albums, A Work Of Heart seems thoroughly of the moment. There are dexterous rapping performances aplenty, often marked by enlightened sexual politics.
-
Mar 12, 2018A Work Of Heart [is] the positive, life affirming work of art its creator clearly wants it to be. On it Ty feels like an older, wiser brother who doesn’t preach--but who also has your back at all times.
-
The WireMar 12, 2018The album’s strongest moments aren’t the existential musings of “Marathon” or “World Of Flaws” but the palpable joy when he reflects on his everyday life in the ebullient title track, and the problematic yet precious local pride of “Brixton Baby”. [Mar 2018, p.47]
-
MojoMar 12, 2018Politically astute, philosophical and profound, Ty's comeback is a tad too long, but only because he cares. [Apr 2018, p.92]
-
Q MagazineMar 13, 2018He's still more lyrically adept than most peers, with a warm, lilting voice that skips across the tracks; he still get diverted by the occasional flaccid soul tune, as on the dreary No Place To Run; and he can still spark up a tune. [May 2018, p.114]