When writing about Finna’s debut album, one should not succumb to the temptation to just tell it about themes. Which is difficult, because ZARTCORE offers a lot: Finna fucks up testosterone rappers, is an icon of the local diversity and body positivity movement, processes mental lows of many years and, and, and.
You want to hear more, but you shouldn’t forget what an outstanding voice, what extraordinary music can be found here. With every track you feel the urge to always get something different out of it. Why not when the bag of tricks is so deep? Old-school hip-hop moments alternate with trap, Finna sometimes sounds accentuated, sometimes soulful, sometimes mousy, she raps halftime but also doubletime, includes guests like Mino Riot or Saskia Lavaux, there’s always something new going on.
Which is certainly also due to the fact that so much has been incurred. Because this debut should have been released six or seven years ago, but the artist could not withstand the pressure that pop biz exerted on art, psyche and her body. Just one of the many stories that resonate with ZARTCORE and, sorry, make it authentic. “I’m more than what I can do,” Finna raps in the title track, and in the end what remains is above all an exuberant album that repeatedly produces funny, clever and, above all, empathetic lines that you want to remember
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