#58 - Mach-Hommy - Pray for Haiti REVIEW

Video animation by: Big Flowers Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING (Go to 0:49 to skip the intro) Mach-Hommy teamed up with Westside Gunn to create the long-awaited Pray for Haiti, Mach's Griselda return.  Curated by Westside Gunn, this album is luxurious and smoother in sound than any other Mach album to-date. I really do love how Mach sounds over these more airy melodically smooth productions, but I don't prefer this sound over the more tough grimy sound he's typically rapped over. West has a unique ability to make his albums sound both gritty and luxurious at the same time... almost always managing to find the right balance. But I think with Pray for Haiti, he turns the knob too much into the smooth category, making an album that is sonically very similar to Pray for Paris, but with even more smoothness to it that I don't think should've been present on this Mach album. Even when the album leans more to his typical sound, the edge and grit behind the production sometimes lack that electric rawness that we get from his previous work. This has nothing to do with Mach at all honestly, because Mach as a whole raps exceptionally well and focused on this album. I really did like this album... but I guess it lacks just a bit of an IT factor in the production that takes some of the enjoyment away from me. It's funny, because Pray for Haiti actually remedies the main gripes I had with Mach's Hard Lemonade... it's longer and more complete, but I think goes too far in the polished direction for my liking. Mach himself absolutely killed this album though, and genuinely delivered one of his best rapping performances. I just think West could've chosen a gritter set of instrumentals for him to rap over, as these beats washed over me a bit too much. RMPP Preferred Cut: "The Stellar Ray Theory" Stream Pray for Haiti here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7doW9YWOtpmqHBqAUuBaKO  -- For artist development/writing services, DM me @rohview on Twitter and Instagram, or shoot me an email at [email protected] Let's stay connected! Find me here: https://rmpp.carrd.co/