Westside Glory - Black Silver (Rap) Black Silver’s message is clear on his first single from his upcoming full length LP “Forbdden Slanguage”—he’s not here for dumb rap, and if you want to enjoy him, it’s time to turn your brain on. It is common to come across a track in the rap genre where the artist is bragging about how great they are, but it is a rare gem to find someone who raps about how much smarter they are than their competition by how intelligently they craft their lyrics—all while proving it in the process. Flow-wise, Black Silver gives us serious Common vibes, and the instrumental also gives us that 00s feel of crunchy lofi percussion on top of a verby synth loop. The heavy use of vinyl scratches is great ear candy as well. In the end, using Black Silver’s own words, we say welcome to his mental mansion.
Best Lyric: “Enable me to think beyond, but beyonder, what I be on is around yonder.”