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While вЂњLong Live the ChiefвЂќ is more about the achievements of Jidenna, вЂњ2 PointsвЂќ focuses on what Jidenna, and anyone listening to this song, deserves. ItвЂ™s a short track that follows in the vein of вЂњLong Live the ChiefвЂќ and just goes completely all-the-way-in and dresses everything in a colorful tailored suit that tastefully highlights an Ankara print shirt. вЂњ2 PointsвЂќ is perhaps my favorite on this album. The dark, monotonous production provides the perfect backdrop for Jidenna to throw down some of my favorite verses in the past two years. вЂњLong Live the ChiefвЂќ was the Jidenna single that convinced me of his talent originally, and a year later the song still has that effect on me. вЂњLong Live the ChiefвЂќ comes right after, giving the album the biggest boost possible. The slow-moving вЂњBeware,вЂќ despite being a decent song, seems to just fade out of memory as you listen. вЂњHelicopter/BewareвЂќ is probably the low-point of the album, but вЂњHelicopterвЂќ boasts some beautiful production. Look at the beginning refrain of вЂњTrampoline,вЂќ which asserts вЂњThe lady ainвЂ™t a tramp, just вЂcause she bounce it up and down like a trampoline.вЂќ The casual beat underlying each of these songs conveys that sense of openness and appreciation for body positivity, which is so great to hear from a male artist.

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The songs, which are all about beautiful women, deftly avoid objectification because of JidennaвЂ™s focus on body positivity and free expression (itвЂ™s pretty evident why heвЂ™s on Janelle MonaeвЂ™s label here). вЂњTrampolineвЂќ and вЂњBambi,вЂќ the next two tracks on The Chief, highlight the more feel-good side of Jidenna. And itвЂ™s not like its hubristic or anything, just look at the guy-heвЂ™s fly as shit. Jidenna naturally has a positive demeanor to him that just works when turned to ten and directed at himself. This type of hyped-up, heavy-hitting track highlighting JidennaвЂ™s braggadocios nature is where Jidenna excels for me.

With a feature from Roman GianArthur (who seems like Wondaland RecordsвЂ™ secret weapon), Jidenna goes off here. вЂњChief DonвЂ™t RunвЂќ was my favorite of JidennaвЂ™s singles before this album, and it still stands out as a highlight of the album. вЂњA BullвЂ™s TaleвЂќ is the opening credits for Jidenna, and it gets its point across-heвЂ™s The Chief. This track is appropriately dramatic, showcasing JidennaвЂ™s lyricism and storytelling abilities and highlighting them with production that sounds like something from a war movie. The album opens with the appropriately mythic вЂњA BullвЂ™s Tale,вЂќ featuring with a monolog from Uncle Palmwine (MC Chief Obi), before giving way to a great percussive beat.

Who knows what the next album is going to look like now? (IвЂ™m hoping itвЂ™s two hours of him staring in a mirror and gassing himself up via verse, but thatвЂ™s just me.) Which, in all reality, is nuts coming from a debut album-usually you have to wait until the second album to see how an artist grows and develops over time. вЂњKnickers,вЂќ in particular, really suffers because the excellent wordplay of the verses set a bar too high for the chorus to maintain.Д«ut Jidenna seems to have realized this with The Chief, compiling songs that all seamlessly blend and blur articulate verses with witty hooks, tight production, and a creative structure. Look at the singles that didnвЂ™t make it onto this album, вЂњExtraordinaireвЂќ and вЂњKnickers,вЂќ in each case the verses completely overshadow everything else on the track. Jidenna is a shockingly talented lyricist, with a chameleon-like flow to boot, so when heвЂ™s tried to fit himself into a pop-song structure, the chorus usually suffers. The most commendable choice Jidenna makes here is in his distinction from typical pop stylings. The album overall, though, is better characterized by the recent singles вЂњBambiвЂќ and вЂњThe Let Out,вЂќ with their easygoing flow, light production, and addictive hooks. The Chief, like most of JidennaвЂ™s work so far, is a breezy, enjoyable time, bookmarked only by heavy-hitting tracks like вЂњChief DonвЂ™t Run,вЂќ вЂњLong Live the Chief,вЂќ or вЂњ2 Points,вЂќ that showcase JidennaвЂ™s superior lyricism. This is also the first full-length to come to us from Janelle MonaeвЂ™s promising Wondaland Records label, and they couldnвЂ™t have picked a better debut than this.

After blowing up onto the scene with 2015вЂ™s Classic Man, Jidenna has finally brought us a full-length album, The Chief.

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