Artist: Dessa
Album: A Badly Broken Code
Label: Doomtree Records
Genre: Hip-Hop
Dessa is a female lyricist, singer, and poet from the Minnesota alternative hip-hop crew, Doomtree. Some of her fellow emcees include the well known P.O.S., Lazerbear, and Cecil Otter. Listening to the first song, I was a little skeptical if Dessa would be worthwhile or if she would just be following the current trend of female emcees. After listening to “Poor Atlas”, I knew I was in for a treat. She is very refreshing on this, her first full-length album. She hits the listener with a breath of fresh air, from singing songs in her alto voice, to dropping lines like “Forget the bull in the china shop, there’s a china doll in the bullpen”. There are also guest appearances by Matthew Santos, who we last heard on Lupe Fiasco’s “Superstar”, and Jessy Greene, the violinist from the Foo Fighters. Dessa has definitely arrived, and is an emcee to watch out for.
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