He took on the challenge by writing, producing and recording I lied in a few weeks. The result exceeds all expectations. It is a powerful work that puts the pyramid of French-speaking rap back in place. With Damso at the top. And the others, all the others, all the way down.
Damso, the return of the child prodigy
In its sounds which can disturb as well as shake, in the flow, in the words, Damso metamorphoses once again and takes the pulse of a world which is going into a tailspin. Angèle is of course present on “Everything to try”, the most pop song with its acoustic guitar and its radio chorus. However, it is far from being the most relevant piece of the disc which opens with a big “Fuck You” and the beyond-the-grave rhythm of “Chrome”. Damso questions his relationship to fame and success. “I have the weight of my legend“, he sings on “Leave me alone”. To highlight his roots and make us dance, he invites the rapper of Martinican origin Kalash on “Alpha” and his Congolese blood brother Kalash Criminel on the catchy ” Linbisa Ngai” (“Forgive me”). His real brother, Michkawie, who made him want to rap, appears on the virulent “Mony”, a modern fable about the power of money and what it can trigger as human follies.
Damso, glorious stay in Kinshasa
In the middle of the album, Damso releases two tracks that erase all the bad Netflix documentaries.inspired by real events“. Covered in an oppressive atmosphere, “Consequences” describes a trashy crime scene with flowing blood, guns and a corpse in the trunk of the car. In the process, “24 hours earlier” is the prequel which returns to an almost syrupy tone on the beginnings of this violent drama Fluid writing, scalpel-cut scenario, incisive flow: it’s great.
To close in style, Damso strips himself of his armor, revealing his vulnerability. “La rue est mort” and the moving “Damsautiste” close this 34-minute album (a nod to his label Trente-Quatre Centimes) with an intensity never found wanting.
Damso confides after the release of his surprise album “I lied”: “I don’t think music was ever my priority”
