Marvel Yakoob
by Ryan Johnson
@lordryanjohnson
Housni Yakoob is back with some new music after two years.The fellow rapper hinted that he will be releasing a new track somewhere in February. He finally released the track on March 14th 2017. The track features R&B singer/songwriter, Randhir on it as well. The song, titled “Marvels”, is 4.17 seconds in length wise.
The song “Marvels” will take you back to the 90’s R&B and Hip-Hop sessions. Music now has been overshadowed by the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) or modern hip-hip also known as mumbling rap example Lil Yachty, 21 Savage, Desiigner etc. that has been dominating the charts. For whatever reason people still buy music that has obtuse lyrics that has no meaning whatsoever. Music today is more about the image and beat rather than the massage that it used to have. However, there are a handful of people who are still true to their roots and still delivers a great massage and can be an inspiration to many. Housni is one of those artists that will deliver a meaningful message in his work.
The song starts with Randhir singing off two lines that will make you take this song more serious “To everybody going through tough times…keep your head up for me now” immediately it jumps in to Housni’s rap part, reminded me of TalibKweli or Common (Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr). The way Housni’s story is told through the song is quite motivational. Something we don’t hear in today’s music or even hip-hop that’s been dished out on radio. The flow of the song is just brilliantly done. It shows the experience behind this artist and where to come in and how to execute its wordplay. The chorus part that’s sung by Randhir is done greatly, the harmonies and vocal control on it are perfect. The chorus part gets you with its calm soothing melody.
The second verse from Housni is an eye opener, especially the last two lines “With the fire to inspire, steps aside, I’m landing I messed around and faced hell but still, I’m standing” that’s one of my favourite lines from the song. Housni captures the struggle and dystopian lifestyle everyone leads, capturing the struggles today’s youth goes through. After Housni’s second verse, Randhir joins him in a rap verse as well the connection with these two artists is just amazing, you can see them blend in.
The song is produced and mix and mastered by Nishan Daniel. I wish the guitar part was a bit clearer sounds a bit muffled doesn’t really blend well, however the rest of the instrumentation was on point. Overall, the song is done really well these two artist should do more songs together. Marvels will surly inspire a lot of young artists out there.
