Released 11 August 2016 Genre Hip hop Label Independent | Recorded 2015–2016 Length 32:35 | |
Studio Durban North, ByLwansta's home studio | ||
Your Absolutely Right EP is the 8th musical project and second official musical release by South African hip hop artist, ByLwansta.
Contents
Background
ByLwansta "announced" the title prematurely via his Facebook, in April.
The project is described by ByLwansta as ...":ByLwansta finds himself faced/tasked with the duties of a young adult, which require very mature decisions such as identifying with right and wrong. More specifically, ByLwansta identifies and challenges the idea of conforming, particularly in music, to a specific and popular format and formula for a successful music career.
He finds himself often challenging what has been considered a "working formula" for how to get "into the game" by neglecting the popular style and known formula for such, in favour of one that isn't very style specific, but rather what he wants and only what he wants to do.
ByLwansta tackles the mood at hand using a style he's very popularly known for, in an aggressive and brutally honest manner, a style he established himself with on earlier works such 2014's "NORMVL" Mixtape.
Although having grown in years, listeners are still met by a very introspective and a bit selfish ByLwansta who raps what is on his mind and heart, always."
Your Absolutely Right EP follows the SA Hip Hop Award '14 nominated, NORMVL Mixtape, with 2 years in-between each independent release.
In December 2016, South African hip hop producer, Beatmochini released a remix EP with ByLwansta titled Your Absolutely Fuckin' Right EP: The Remixes.
Critical Reception
Your Absolutely Right EP received acclaim and reviews from a handful of South African music blogs, such as Between 10 and 5, Slikour On Life, The African Hip Hop Blog, Hype Magazine and Durban is Yours, and landed on Okay Africa's The 15 Best South African Hip-Hop Albums of 2016, as well as Texx And The City's Top 20 Albums & EPs Of 2016.