“Still the same, but I grew up, up from whatever that was.” In the album opener, “Understatement,” he calls out fans who can’t appreciate the messages he tells “Take your pity off, maybe listen up.” On “Blue Crush Angel,” Bladee reflects on his darker music from the past. “Perfection is just an illusion and a punishment of love,” Bladee raps on “Icarus 3reestyle.” While reaching the Sun may be impossible, Bladee can still try to get as close as he can by being true to himself. “I might be forever fried but at least I tried,” Bladee sings on “She’s Always Dancing,” a reference to the tale of Icarus. If Bladee’s past run of projects beginning with 2020’s “Exeter” illustrated his journey of reaching for a higher plane of existence through newfound spirituality, “Spiderr” sees him coming back down to Earth with what he’s learned. Nowhere does Bladee exhibit this more than on his newest album, “Spiderr.” It feels like an amalgamation of every sound he has worked with across his career, with some new styles thrown in as well. Whether you love or hate Bladee, there is one thing that has always remained constant: His unrelenting creativity. In addition, his transition in recent years from dark emo rap such as on his 2016 album “Eversince” to lighter, more optimistic music has divided his fanbase. Drenched in autotune, his signature vocal style has turned more than a few people away from his music. Swedish rapper and self-proclaimed Drain Gang CEO Bladee has been polarizing listeners since 2013. A post shared by ƎE metamorphosizes once again on ‘Spiderr’
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