SZA, one of TDE’s latest
signees released her debut EP Z on
April 8th.
I wasn’t too familiar with her work before so I was interested
to hear what this Jersey native would bring to the TDE name. Boy was I
disappointed; Do not get me wrong she has a cute voice, but it’s a passive
voice only meant to be heard on features. I listened to this EP a few times
to give it a fair chance. I just came to the
same conclusion.
From
track one, I could tell that this was going to have peaceful vibe to
it. You also get a soft jazz feel
to it as well. The instrumentals were over powering her on almost every song I
can’t tell if maybe her voice is too low, or the instrumental was more captivating
then her voice. Perhaps remastering was needed or that is the route she went for. The features of Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Lamar, and Isaiah Rashad welcome change in
the seemingly bland project.
I don’t know how to explain this EP to somebody. Z reminded me of the stuff the “fake
deep” singers put together at my school. These are the songs you listen to put
you in a neutral mode. I feel it had no substance. It was like you took Jhene Aiko's soulful/peaceful vibe,
added Frank Ocean and his incomplete sentences that make little sense.
I believe she has so much potential but none of it is coming
out in this project. The best songs on Z were with the before mentioned features. Songs like Babylon with Kendrick, Child's Play with Chance, and Warming Winds with Isaiah Rashad are the ones that caught my attention. In the meantime, she should
stick to the features for now. I would like to listen to her in another year when she is better
developed as an artist and doesn't need another artist to carry her voice.
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