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Has-Lo: In Case I Don’t Make It
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Has-Lo’s new album, In Case I Don’t Make It, musters an eerie discontent. It schemes to be touchy. As the emcee rhymes, “This is nothing new. This is me running from the moon.” Carrying the the seal of a personal burden, In Case I Don’t Make It speaks of a frustrated mind–Vibrant stories cultivated through hard rhymes.
Don’t be fooled by the record’s often unkempt demeanor. There is some serious heat here. Has-Lo’s sincerity and imagery is what draws you in, taking you through the footpaths of his life.
Musings of the voice within the struggle, In Case I Don’t Make It is an account of the individual’s experience finding revelation and freedom through Hip-Hop, without ever saying so. Has-Lo works through the human condition, discussing art, love, dysfunction, the socialization of money, and the ideology behind the pursuit of success. In “Everything Is” he spits,
“How naive that I could be
I exist in the guise of a life complete
I compete to win though I lose myself
In a penthouse room with a view from hell”
In Case I Don’t Make It retains the best of Hip-Hop without the drama and excess of big business pop. Invoking the heart of the Golden Age, Has-Lo brings something familiar–yet new and brilliant–to the politics and self-reflection of reactionary Hip-Hop. His symbolism is diverse, evoking images that seem as real as they do surreal. His thoughtful execution offers the album a poetic veneer. Has-Lo calls himself a lyrical producer, a relic of Hip-Hop, with the intent to understand and document his fight to be the best.
Has-Lo’s ability to slice through you using just a word and a beat creates an interesting climate for In Case I Don’t Make It, allowing the record’s vulnerability to be conducive to Hip-Hop’s counterculture as well as its mainstream identity. It sits juxtaposed between worlds, a reflection of the tension within Has-Lo’s personal struggle to find himself and achieve success in a world painted by capitalism, emotion, and Hip-Hop.
In Case I Don’t Make It is definitely worth a listen.
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