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Malachi seems to know his way around the art world, connecting his credibility, howsoever, to landscapes by French painter Manet (not particularly known for landscapes). While the common man suffers in this world of plentyвЂќ While the common man suffers in this world of plenty Non-affordable housing, youвЂ™re met with resentment ItвЂ™s an artistic rendition of the whole mess (the state of the world and the wild speculations about it), where the skyline of the City of London evokes, at least in Cyrus MalachiвЂ™s imagination, the ancient Megalithic Temples of Malta: The lyricist drops abstract fragments that still reveal a bigger picture, an apocalyptic panorama that covers вЂњthe four corners of this scorched EarthвЂќ. You could call this song a vindication of rap musicвЂ™s conspiracy theory tendencies. The albumвЂ™s other producer, Evil Ed, scores вЂњKnights of MaltaвЂќ with a Muggs вЂњSoul AssassinsвЂќ-era sensibility for cinematic soundscapes. And the track gets even better with RicochetвЂ™s studied flow as a counterpoint and Mr BrownвЂ™s final Prodigy cuts. The first minute is taken up by a sample from вЂThe Intent 2вЂ™ (starring the multi-talented Ghetts), but when DJ Drinks drops an ominous piano/bass combo followed by drums swinging with pendulum precision, Cyrus stands ready to let his words ride the dark wave, painting a modern portrait of street life with vivid language.

Hear, hear.Д«ut the project shifts into full gear with the duet with Ric Branson (a veteran on the mic formerly of Universal Soldiers), вЂњFrom the EssenceвЂќ.

If the opening pair of tracks allow the man to introduce himself with the historical means of battling and bragging, let it be known that heвЂ™s вЂњflippinвЂ™ ideas like a pro skaterвЂќ and that his вЂњfundamentals are airtight / Nowadays thatвЂ™s a rare sightвЂќ. The stagnant air thankfully dissipates soon. The question is, since skinny jeans are already a symbol of yesteryear, what relevance can they have in a contemporary hip-hop discourse?

Speaking of, the opening tracks see him walking right into senior rap territory with lines like вЂњYou can have your skinny jeans and your make-upвЂќ. Vocally, Malachi is reminiscent of an elder Craig G with a thick delivery that is equal parts nasal and guttural.

Indeed thereвЂ™s a self-absorbed touch to Cyrus MalachiвЂ™s raps that donвЂ™t seem on the same wavelength as the legendвЂ™s frontline style. To prelude your album with such an authority takes confidence, even when youвЂ™re coming from a position of humility. The first MC you hear on вЂњThe Blind WatchmakerвЂќ is not Malachi, but the great Grandmaster Caz, in a performance from Ice-TвЂ™s вЂThe Art of RapвЂ™ documentary. Going by the handful of songs I so far sampled starring Cyrus Malachi, he is an often magniloquent MC that like others of his kind battles challenges coming from monotone musical production, unrefined vocal performance, constrictive rap tradition, or his own aspirations. The paradox of the вЂblind watchmakerвЂ™ has indeed appeared before, in the realm of fiction in вЂThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonвЂ™ and in the domain of science courtesy of popular biologist Richard Dawkins, whose 1986 book of the same title used it to describe the mechanisms of evolution (as opposed to a creator of the universe acting as the omniscient watchmaker).Д¬yrus Malachi is a name few people have heard even though he made some noise in UK hip-hop during the first half of the 2010вЂ™s and was favorably recognized by this publication.

вЂњThe Blind WatchmakerвЂќ sounds like the title of a tenderly thoughtful documentary about a real-life horologist who happens to be blind or of a fantasy novel and corresponding movie starring a versatile Hollywood actor.

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