SmooVth).” These tracks embody what makes the album so special, and why Vanderslice is especially proud of it. Red Infinite)” and super-smooth “Jazz Criminals (feat. Other highlights include the beat-switching “Pack Flip (feat. Flee Lord)” and “Scarlet Letters,” two tough joints with equally snarling lyricism and production. You can hear that sense of purpose in standout tracks “Crack Shifts (feat. Subconsciously, I was writing from the point of view of someone misunderstood, very much like Dalì was.”
“In my free time, I’d watch his interviews and would begin to pen lyrics. “He became my muse, and someone whom I began to study,” Fev explains. With 'Enigma of Dalì,' we’re seeing two like-minded artists push themselves even further as they embody the experimentalism of Spanish Surrealist Salvador Dalì. As for Vanderslice, he’s coming off the release of the 'Trendsetter' EP, which paired some of his dopest beats with the likes of G Perico and Ty Farris, among others, and recently handled production for OT The Real’s latest single, “Kensington Beach” featuring the legendary Beanie Sigel.
For Fev, it was a period of incredible consistency as he put out 'Fresh Air,' 'From El Barrio, With Love,' and 'The Ghost of Albizu,' produced entirely by Statik Selektah, Termanology, and Big Ghost Ltd, respectively. Harlem emcee UFO Fev and Phoenixville-based producer Vanderslice team up for a collaborative album, 'Enigma of Dalì,' that blends surrealist art vibes with raw street rap for one of the year’s most immediately engaging releases.īoth artists continue to shine on this LP after dropping a number of impressive projects in 2020.