24OurMusic Magazine December 2014 | Page 18

In perhaps the most self-conscious track on M.U.S.I.C., “Question” on the EP and create a sense of momentum to close it out. The reveals Young Krow at his most vulnerable. Seemingly contradict- lyrics mark a return of Young Krow’s suave swagger as he remarks ing the self-assured bravado of “Comprehend,” “Question” finds on his power that knows no boundaries. The track, which was pro- him asking about relationships and life in a surprising change duced by Young Krow himself, has a slowed down beatbox inter- from the aforementioned track. After the mostly underwhelm- lude that highlights his inventive use of layering and interspersing ing sample at the beginning of the track describing what friend- of various samples that can be found throughout M.U.S.I.C. ship means, Young Krow goes on to ask questions like, “How many dreams you won’t tell / how many friends you know well / how Young Krow is an artist on the rise and M.U.S.I.C. serves as an apt many devils in heaven / how many angels in hell.” These lines presentation of his imaginative delivery and wide ranging lyri- suggest that he has perhaps been burned in the past by disingen- cal content. Given that each track has a different producer, the uous relations. The DopeBoi-produced track, with its slow, dreamy EP lacks a cohesive sonic palette and there are some portions of feel and low synth bass, creates an ominous mood that compli- songs that get repetitive, perhaps hinting at points where Young ments the introspectively inquisitive lyrical content. Krow’s freshness may have ran dry. That being said, M.U.S