ISN'T LOVE X VONJE FT. AJ

Vonje dropped a SICKO SUNDAY with a very unusual feature this time. AJ (one half of the scenes favorite SoundCloud rants We Ain’t Shit Podcast) has a sort-of bridge in the beginning and his on wax premier is impressive! The first couple of plays of the song I couldn’t find him on the track, or I wasn’t sure that was him. The cadence is simple but his delivery is confident and his timing is accurate, lowkey he might have a tone for recording too. Do we need another rapper though?? Maybe he can pull off the Lil Duval look and combine his personality with his natural music prowess and get a hit? Wishing success for all the homies.

Vonje’s approach seems a bit a more songwriter on this one and over this bouncy beat there is juxtaposition that creates a nice balance. Rap currently is chasing the rock n roll idealism in terms of song structure (popular artists like Uzi and Carti have helped spearhead the efforts) and its repeative nature. Vonje touches on that a bit here too but keeps the energy behind the SICKO SUNDAYS. He’s always appeared avant garde in his approach and ‘ISNT LOVE’ almost feels experimental at moments. The mixing is still an issue though - this is dance floor ready one but a woman can’t get the full potential out of it. How does this one rank for you against the other releases??