That is the seventh studio LP from Washington, D.C. emcee/producer Ankhlejohn. Breaking out off his Huge Ghost Ltd.-produced sophomore effort Van Ghost, he’s given the underground his final 6 full-lengths in addition to 8 EPs & 7 tapes in nearly a decade. Different favorites of mine in his discography embody the Navy Blue-produced As Above, So Under, the Rome Streetz collaborative effort Genesis 1:27 & extra lately the Cookin’ Soul-produced The Michelin Man earlier this yr. August Fanon had produced Blu’s extensively praised thirteenth solo album 40 again in April & listening to him produce Stay! on the Disco had raised my expectations for it getting into.
“Electrical Funk Daddy” units up some woodwinds & keys to get the celebration going assuring that you just finest consider he’s bought some private shit poppin’ off in his life proper now whereas “Lexus GS300” embraces a funkier route instrumentally so he can get on his clean shit on the mic for a pair minutes. “Emilio Pucci” takes the drumless chipmunk soul route giving his flowers to the late founding father of the Italian vogue home Pucci simply earlier than “The Lordy Method” brings again the funk speaking about doing shit the one approach he is aware of how you can: his personal.
The late “Marion Barry” will get introduced up on a track named after him lettin’ y’all know the place Lordy comes from over some delicate synthesizers behind him whereas “Lengthy Overdue” chops up the soul pattern once more to map out huge heists you gained’t even consider. “Reproduction Jazz Membership” dives into jazz rap turf speaking about new beginnings & his imaginative and prescient being larger than everybody else’s previous to “Monday Morning” soulfully talks about needing permission from nobody besides his mom.
“Day by Day” combined soul & synth-funk exhibiting everybody his creativeness smoking the best mush he may discover on the each day whereas “Eddie Brock” makes reference to The Walt Disney Firm subsidiary Marvel-owned Venom’s alter ego turning the jazz influences again up once more. “Majic 102.3 Vibes” maintains a jazz rap flare airing out the individuals who haven’t paid their dues within the recreation & “Digital Love” ends with a drumless saxophone speaking about being that muhfucka.
I did benefit from the Grace Given EP don’t get me improper, however Stay! on the Disco recaptures nearly each that made The Michelin Man his finest shortly & each of them will probably be hailed as his most important listens the extra time passes. August Fanon’s manufacturing on this one lots like 40 earlier this spring prominently facilities itself round chipmunk soul, jazz rap & drumless swapping out the aware subject material Blu is understood for in favor of the hardcore lyricism that Lordy’s turn into common off of.
Rating: 9/10
