Adamn Killa: Chiraq’s Experimental Forerunner and “Libra Season”

Adamn Killa, a fresh rapper hailing from Chicago, IL, is not afraid to experiment within his music, style, or choice of production. Although his music pertains to the culture he occupies, making references to designer clothing and getting cash on the daily, but Adamn is not worried about image or pandering to the vogue of hip-hop. Adamn, who has only recently joined the rap game, his first mixtape or EP appearing on Soundcloud only a year ago, sports vibrant pink dreads, the image of which appears as the album art for his EP “In Adamn We Trust.”

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On his new EP “Libra Season” Adamn and producer Blank Body create a sonorous medley of sharp hi-hat and claps, pairing them with quirky synthesizer to create a technical sound. Adamn’s flow bounces across the beat, creating a paradoxical blend of slow and aimless flow with sharp moments of hard hitting and comedic lines. The production of Blank Body is pleasurable  to the ear, as the high notes of the synthesizer pop up next to each thump of the bass. The pairing of these two is very dynamic, as Adamn’s conscious lyrics appear next to his crawling, honest presentation of his vocals as a sort of nonchalant flow. This pairs well with the complex intention of Blank Body, invoking a style of production that is reminiscent of vaporwave. Blank Body’s synthesizer on “Relax” is happy bright with the nightclub percussion patterns, contrasting with Adamn’s simple, casual lyrical patterns. Although Adamn can be simple, he likes to be entertaining and humorous with his lines “payed a lot for my Y3’s and I ripped them bitches skating/ I don’t even skate I bust my shit on the pavement” keeping the listener on his toes for the next line following despite his, some would say, simple style of factual flow.

Rather than catering to an audience, Adamn creates his own artistic purpose within his choice of production and his unique style of flow and lyrical comedy. This uniqueness is also represented within the artwork of “Libra Season,” as he stands in the street of an urban neighborhood, faded with a pinkish hue and slim trees. The text of the artwork is of a gothic metal influence and Adamn’s name is written in splattered blood, overlayed with the painted grey of barbed-wire.

Adamn’s new EP is a great representation of what he has in store for listeners, tracing his evolution as a rapper from his recent beginnings. As he has not released his first big mixtape, we listeners eagerly await more Adamn. I encourage everyone to listen to Adamn’s new work of art.