Artist: Slade the Supreme
Album: Quest for Life, Vol.III
Articulation: Methodical Wun
You may not know Slade the Supreme but you will soon. Slade is a hip-hop artist hailing from ,North Carolina. His latest album is the third part in his Quest For Life series. Slade is a real life hip-hop spitter. His flow is visceral, his beats are fill with soul samples, and it is all an ode to great listening hip-hop. Slade is a mixture of classic 90’s rappers with a new age sensibility. Let’s say he would be akin to your favorite rappers, favorite rapper.
Slade’s goal with this project is to give you a glimpse into his life. Quest for Live, Vol. III was released in July. Coming in with 11 tracks and just under 40 minutes, Quest For Life Vol III, starts strong and never lets up. He does a great job of conveying feelings about topic that most of us are familiar with. Slade handles his bar with full confidence gliding over the soul sampled beats like he’s made for this. In the age of cap and telling stories that aren’t real exist Quest For Love, Vol III. After listening to this project, you will be wanting to check out the others. You don’t see projects with this type of polish often but when they come across you area it’s noticeable.
C’est La Vie sets the tone for the album. Starting out with the voicemail skits that carry though out the project, Slade talks about life and living, what he’s done and what he must do. Hate For You, a standout track, hits you with the All This Lovesample and how they are tired of waiting for it to come. Five-Fifty is that summer feel good ride track. Pretty Girls is an ode to just pretty girls as the sample hits you with ‘I want to be you lover!” We could literally go into all the tracks because it is a quality project.
Quest For Love, Vol III is a vibe. They soul sampled beats matched the great lyrics and the overall project is very enjoyable. The only problem I have with the album is the mixing. Is it bad, no, but its missing the shine that matches his flow. The only thing the project is missing is that one undeniable song. It needs one song to take it over the top and make it a classic. It was nice for this project to come across my email. Projects like this don’t exist often and it was a breathe of fresh air. Can’t wait hear more from Slade The Supreme and after a listen you will say the same thing.
Dope Tho Rating: 8
Key Dope:
Hate For You
Flower & Amnesia
Apartment
Sorry Momma
Dope Tho Rating System:
1-3 Nope Tho
4-5 Needs Work
6-7 Solid
8-9 Heat
10 Dope Tho Classic