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  • Summary: The second full-length studio release for New Jersey-born hip-hop artist Cakes Da Killer features a guest appearance from Sevndeep.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Nov 2, 2022
    80
    Svengali is a seductive and playful accumulation of influences, interspersed with short interludes or skits that Cakes has said are real messages from lovers.
  2. 80
    A sleek, enticing record that certifies Cakes Da Killa’s place at the forefront of this sound.
  3. Nov 2, 2022
    78
    Svengali feels like a milestone he’s been working toward for years—a smooth balance of anxiety and aggression, love and lust, confidence and vulnerability. Whether he’s pleading for love or manipulating it in the shadows, Cakes’s decisive presence ties it all together.
  4. Nov 2, 2022
    70
    Even the most dance-oriented songs on Bradshaw’s second studio album, Svengali, are mellower than his past efforts, especially his two Muvaland EPs. The album also brings a new conceptual focus to his work.