Mr. Muthafuckin' Exquire compares himself to some of the Mount Rushmore of soul music in "Vanilla Rainbows" on his latest mixtape Kismet. While I don't necessarily agree with the comparison, I do agree with his sentiment that he is cut from a different cloth than many of the rappers in the game today. Any doubters need only to give Kismet a spin.
Never shying away from contradictions, Exquire presents a tape that features braggadocio and self-doubt, gratitude and dismissal, love songs and misogyny, boom-bap revivalism and present day production trends.
In other words, Exquire created a mixtape that presumably reflects the contradictions in his own life, leaving you feeling like you have just had a conversation with the man rather than simply having heard a collection of songs by his alter ego. Most importantly, after a single listen, he makes you want to hear more about his life. This, more than anything, is indication that we won't have to wait long to do so.
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