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- Summary: The full-length mixtape from the London-based French rapper features guest appearances from A2, Krimbo, Suspect, and Swift.
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- Record Label: Black Butter
- Genre(s): Electronic, Garage, Grime
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Oct 9, 2018Whether it’s tapping our feet on the wet curb to gritty, unstable British realism, or gazing from a height over the glossy cross-pollination of world music, making sense of this outrageously talented pioneer is a challenging but deeply rewarding task.
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Q MagazineOct 9, 2018This inventive debut mixtape continues the journey with no previously released tracks but much ammo for his claim to the capital's diasporic underground. [Nov 2018, p.111]
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Oct 9, 2018Although not necessarily pushing boundaries lyrically, Octavian’s appeal lies in the whole package rather than a complex narrative. The raspy flows and melodic groans are at home over the ethereal, bass heavy instrumentals, giving each track a consistent vibe that absorbs multiple elements into a gripping end product.
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Oct 9, 2018It’s a forward-thinking, innovative distillation of the zeitgeist that pushes things forward. Indeed, while he’s had a co-sign from Drake, in the Scorpion-era Octavian’s new mixtape Spaceman is the kind of vibe Aubrey wishes he could make.
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Oct 9, 2018A litany of icy threats, Break That (ft Suspect) doesn’t advance the genre much, but like much of this mixtape it does remind his original fanbase that Octavian is a threat as well as a hedonist street philosopher.
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Sep 12, 2020Masterpiece favorite album/mixtape ever got so many cracking songs on it I love Octavian so much I know every lyric to every song he’s ever released
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