Kalae All Day AFROMATIKNEOHIPPIEROCK*SOLEMUSIC Album Review

The Company Man and I often compare notes on emcees and the eclectics of their career. In passing, he mentioned a female emcee — Kalae All Day — that had a really “interesting” sound. When he used the word "interesting", I prepared myself for an awkward, soulful, poetic, and electronic sound that Amanda Diva attempted on her Spandex, Rhymes, and Soul. However, Kalae All Day’s AFROMATIKNEOHIPPIEROCK*SOLEMUSIC, surprised me. With jumbled track names similar to Musiq Soulchild’s, “Indunktionjuntion’s” climax of words brings in the hardest track on the project — “OG LyrikalBookbagger", featuring Homeboy Sandman. The Show And Prove alumni practically sings her lyricism over an amazing clap/step/tap beat at an incredibly fast pace. “The songs not over yet…” Throughout the middle of the project, Kalae All Day’s “Break It Down”, “DopeShiyat”, “Intoxikationation” and “Teratophobianspacestomp”, accomplish the soul-electronic-Hip-Hop sound Amanda Diva was going for. (“Teratophobianspacestomp” scared me a bit) The production is amazing with elements of jazz and soul which Kalae All Day croons over carelessly. Kalae All Day considers herself a Femcee, but I didn’t feel as though she threw too many bars on the project. Most of her lyricism can be found in “OG LyrikalBookbagger”, “Atrhroughzingle”, “ThisisWhat” and the introduction and conclusion to “KeeponPhushin”. “Maybe it’s the afro, / haven’t cut it in a while. / Maybe it’s the smooth flow. / Maybe it’s the killer smile.” With most of the tracks panning out to be three minutes long and mostly singing, I would have appreciated more emceeing on Kalae’s part. From what I’ve heard so far, her lyrical capability defies the norms with her bars stepping out of the beat’s framework and a constant switch of flows. Her spread of content is also on point. Song topics range from love, struggle, confidence, drunken nights, empowerment and so much more. As a Femcee myself, I understand how hard it is to provide quality content with the mass expectation of lyrics focused on men, money, and my (ass)ets. Kalae’s project provides Hip-Hop with a perfect spectrum of the female world. I couldn’t help but grin with a bit of pride at the sound of another Femcee blaring from my speakers. The project is severely repeatable and is on my iTunes rotation list for play. Honestly, I could listen to Kalae……all day. RATING: 4 out of 5