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The two collaborate for new music and video taken from Hus’ Beautiful and Brutal Yard album.

The UK market just seemingly loves anything released by their domestic artists, and on Militerian, the duo engage on a new song that was perhaps ruined by anticipation among other factors.

Lacking juice and fermenting lyrical moments, the video, directed by TG Omori, resumes a long trope of the same old music visuals that look as average as any other out there; commercial or underground.

Travelling through a city in 4x4s with an entourage, including Naira Marley, J Hus employs an easy win through public relations more than content. In the UK, reviews tend to be largely positive for fear of upsetting the artist. But if the truth is to be plated here, it is the auto-tune that is a tired, old and dated application catering little use any more. Its written aesthetics lack any ingenuity and there is a sadness when thinking of all the other UK artists that deserve better when compared to this.

Beautiful and Brutal Yard review

VERDICT:

Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

The album also fails to yield any remarkable sound, cultivating a repeat of the seasons of what has come before him. The production value and written efforts bare little fruits and are frequently kitted out with what feels like insincere attempts.

Oftentimes this project has its moments though ruined by a lack of candere in Hus’ flow, which don’t get me wrong is good, but feels bitten from elsewhere. And then there are lines like “…said you want link, want do features, dirty gyal, need two cleaners”, which if isn’t bad enough, is surrounded by a drenching of autotune throughout the nineteen-track LP.

No doubt there will be many listeners who enjoy it, but from an artistic perspective it isn’t one for a gallery. Walk on.

Watch the music video below:

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