Philadelphia artist Moor Mother, born Camae Ayewa, is known for combining the sounds of free jazz, post-punk, hip hop, and a free flowing lyrical approach that tackles racial strife in a bold and direct manner. Her 2020 collaborative record with Armand Hammer’s Billy Woods, Brass, was an instant classic and the free jazz experiment, Circuit City showed Ayewa as one of the best genre bending artists in recent times. Black Encyclopedia Of The Air is her latest effort, and one that draws the most from hip hop. Perhaps it’s the artists she surrounds herself with on this record, most notably New York rapper Elucid and L.A. based Lojii, that influenced the sound, but this is an LP chalked full of catchy beats. The collision of jazz, hip hop, and spoken word comes out as downright sinister. The o...
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