“Kingdom Come” uses cheery brass and vocals to obscure much darker end-of-days lyrics, and demonstrates his impressive grasp of multi-layered instrumentation and songwriting. On October 16, 2015, Raury released his debut studio album, titled All We Need.

Songs like “CPU,” featuring an unusually solemn but elegant verse from RZA, are beautifully rendered by tasteful instrumentals and Raury’s stellar, harmonic singing. In 2015, Raury was featured on the cover of XXL magazine for the 2015 Freshman Class. None of these shortcomings obscure Raury’s raw musical talent, however. That’s a fine approach to a Twitter feed, but it hardly makes for an artistic statement. Raury, on the other hand, comes off as a paranoid rebel child simply parroting the messages of his idols. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Raury at the Discogs Marketplace. Scott-Heron had credibility and a mature perspective when he radicalized his listeners - his music feels authentic, and his edifying rhetoric feels grounded in authority. Raury, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Rza, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Raury feat. It’s a big, confident message, but he fails to back it up with a sense of realness. On the opening track “Revolution,” he seemingly attempts to channel the doomsaying prophecies of the legendary hip-hop forefather Gil Scott-Heron, blithely rapping, “The insipid mothafucka called humanity / Raping and damaging everything in its way / Its daughter will be raised on McDonald’s and gasoline water / Each day now a battle for morals or dollars.” It’s clear that he has some wisdom to share, but he has yet to master the art of subtlety. This heavy-handedness contributes to a sense of self-importance that throws the whole project off-balance.

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