My 1st Chemistry Set

Hip-Hop · 2013 · 13 tracks · 50m

My 1st Chemistry Set

A cold, clinical collaboration with The Alchemist. Dusty soul loops meet a deadpan baritone for fifty minutes of Detroit street noir.

October 15, 2013 · Decon

A relentless, cold-eyed stare at street life delivered with surgical detachment.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 50m

01

BOLD

3:13

02

Consideration

3:02

03

Moochie

3:30

04

Traction

3:46

05

You Know

4:47

06

Surprise Party

4:21

07

What’s the Word

4:22

08

Rappies

4:18

09

Cobo Hall

3:21

10

Give Me a Reason

4:13

11

400 Thousand

3:37

12

Reform School

4:01

13

KY Jellybeans

3:32

Moments Worth Listening For

The hypnotic, repetitive soul loop on Moochie that creates a trance-like state for Boldy's detailed street inventory

The eerie, high-pitched synth whistle on Traction that cuts through the heavy bass like a siren in the distance

The sudden shift into a more aggressive, multi-syllabic flow on Reform School that breaks the album's established stoicism

Where This Album Departs

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