Like how Frank Ocean mastered the album format with ‘Channel Orange’, Raury is attempting similar masterstrokes. And everything’s threaded together with samples from a fictional, Smooth FM-style radio station. His music oozes the optimism and confidence of a seasoned professional. On the 19 year-old's debut LP, All We Need, he keeps you guessing and wanting more. Here, Raury finds a happy medium that’s not corny or cliche but progressive. Raury's genre-blending mix of freak folk and hip hop demonstrates a rare musical intelligence that would be impressive for an artist of any age. Some conscious rap is more about education than entertainment. It’s eccentric and conceptually developed in a way that requires more than one listen. World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. ‘Crystal Express’ and ‘Devil’s Whisper’ are slicker, more tightly-wound than other songs, but they’re never threatening self-destruction. Sonically, All We Need is best described as a folk/rap album. ‘Peace Prevail’ and the RZA-featuring ‘CPU’ are hammock-ready daydreamers. Raury said that the project Indigo Child 'was written from the viewpoint of a young kid who was looked down upon, was an underdog, and was uprising. His debut project Indigo Child, is a mix of hiphop, funk, R&B and guitar riffs. He began rapping at the age of eight and by eleven, Raury had taught himself to play the guitar by watching YouTube videos. Born in 1996, Raury (full name, Raury Tullis) comes from Stone Mountain, East Atlanta. If one album changed his life, he’s taken that knowledge to make something intentionally cohesive. All We Need: (All We Need - Raury) Born in 1996, Raury (full name, Raury Tullis) comes from Stone Mountain, East Atlanta where he attended Tucker High School. The strength of ‘All We Need’ is in how he filters the madness into a slick, easy-flowing record. Raury seemed unhinged, brilliantly unpredictable and aware that everyone makes mistakes. Last year’s introductory project ‘Indigo Child’ was a scattered beast, but it was assured in being chaotic. If it’s the sound of revolution, it’s less all-guns-blazing, more Jeremy Corbyn politely knocking on the door of No.10. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm.
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There’s still a fire within, but his first full-length is a surprisingly subdued effort. Listen free to Raury All We Need (All We Need, Revolution and more). “One album turned all that anger I had into self belief.” And given the amount of confidence he carries today, Raury must have had a lot of hate building up inside. “I used to legit dislike myself… Hate lived in me and I didn’t know why,” he tweeted. Music was what turned him round, he claimed when announcing debut ‘All We Need’. The 19-year-old Atlantan wants to inspire a “revolution”, and he’s building an army of fans who declare him to be a genius, someone capable of inspiring radical change.