In true Ka fashion, the production is dark and atmospheric, the perfect backdrop for Ka's somber delivery. Ka produced both albums almost entirely himself, save for three tracks by Animoss and one by Preservation, and guest appearances come from Chuck Strangers, Joi, and GoneToHeaven. Two albums at once can seem daunting on paper, but they clock in at less than an hour combined, and like all of Ka's recent albums, they have an alluring sound that ropes you in right away and keeps you hooked. The cultishly loved Brooklyn rap veteran Ka returned this month with two surprise-released albums on the same day, Languish Arts and Woeful Studies. It remains to be seen if it'll make her much more popular than Athena did, but if it does, Sudan deserves it. It's an album that's fun and carefree but also full of purpose and attention to detail. The music ranges from lush orchestral arrangements to futuristic electronics, and it constantly changes shape and blurs the line between genres. It's a loud, bold, fearless blend of hip hop, R&B, funk, soul, art pop, and more that finds Sudan sounding more powerful than ever as she tackles macro topics like race, gender, and sex on a micro level, and takes on the character of Britt, a "girl next door from Cincinnati who drives around the city with the top down and shows up to high-school prom in a pink furry bikini with her thong hanging out her denim skirt." (Sudan was born in Cincinnati and her birth name is Brittney.) It's an album that's brimming with self-confidence, and even the parts that deal with insecurities sound incredibly self-assured. Natural Brown Prom Queen is Sudan Archives' second album, following 2019's Athena, and she has EPs dating back even further than that, but it feels like an arrival. Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen
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