Stormzy - Heavy Is The Head - 2019

I was SO excited to listen to this that I forgot to do it yesterday! Lol :(

I listened to this album a bit different from the other albums because I really wanted to follow along with the lyrics and my little ears can’t keep up without reading the words. Sooooo I sat here googling the lyrics and followed along lol.

The emotional songs with sweet chorus singing and melodic notes like Crown and One Second caught ear as usual. I will always love and appreciate a moment of acknowledging the come up and the struggle and how one overcomes that. It resonates. I find so much beauty if the fact that they can sing and rap and create music about their effort. Woooof. The interlude with Yebba!!! OMG I love. So sweet and simple but so powerful and full of life. Their voices melt together so naturally. Also, Yebba is such a MOOD. You feel every note she sings. If you haven’t listened to her yet, PLEASE do yourself a favor and search for her SoFar Sounds performance.

I loved loved every sample and every track that he raps over. I wish I knew more British slang and had more of a cultural understanding of some of his references but regardless, I loved this album so much.

Pop Boy really made me miss going out and dancing my ass off. I felt like music I should be listening to at a random night out in the city, when I’m out too late from happy hour after work but have no regard for what tomorrow’s hangover will bring. That beat had me kicking my leg out and dancing a bit in my living room.

Superheroes stood out to me because I’ve heard it on a playlist. The playlist was put together by my colleagues during the UK Black History Month. This playlist brought in all the different emotions of being black in the 21st century. The struggle and hope the ambition and the reality the fight the pain. This song in particular hits me because it highlights the pride and the future. The fight is worth it. The effort is worth it. Believe in yourself for yourself, for your family, for your history, for your legacy. It’s really beautiful.

Really enjoyed this album, all the different melodies and beats mixed in with a variety of stories and references. Truly something beautiful. Excited to dig deeper into the grime scene.