Thursday 24 March 2011

Tayyib Ali - Keystone State of Mind

I don't normally get excited about Ray-ban rappers, but this one's good. He's bravely trampling on OFWGKTA's toes as another young California-based skater/rapper, but the two aren't really in competition: they sound completely different - Tayyib's channelling some classic instrumentals, with innocuous lyrics delivered with a buttery flow.

This is really feel-good music, nothing too taxing lyrically but some nice rhymes, and some gorgeous sonorous instrumentals. (He even makes the Black Eyed Peas sound good.) Also, I love his confidence in this video - there's not an awkward moment (and he's waaaay too hot for an 18-year-old). He deserves some hype. Get the mixtape here.

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