The 22 years old Aitch debuted with his latest album ‘Close To Home’ which is filled with his desire to evolve, curiosity, creativity, and burning impulse to prove himself.
Harrison Armstrong, better known as Aitch has been the poster boy of Manchester since his debut single in 2019. This rapper demolished the charts in that year with three songs in the top ten at the same time, owning almost half of the chart. Since then the rapper has seen a revolution in his career and his newfound popularity. He has gone through the development of being in bus shelters around Britain to advertising Lynx deodorant in the country. The 22-year-old has broken the image of this ‘party-boy‘ and emerged into a beautiful storyteller in the album ‘Close To Home’.
When I was listening to the album and its 16 songs it took me on a beautiful ride and a surprising journey. This album was in the making for two years and the songs have shown the development of the rapper’s 20-cent-ish party bangers, which dominated his two previous EPs.
The whole album pays a tribute to his Mancunian roots as he has described it as “100,000% a proper Manchester album”. The opening track ‘Belgrave Road‘ has given me a feeling of cinematic tribute to the streets the rapper grew up in. Immediately after that, it snaps into the glamorous ‘Louis Vuitton‘ where he raps “Make some cake / Back to the estate / Then go buy mummy her next house“, which is a perfect example of a money-minded track that shows his bragging. ‘1989‘ has a sample from the nostalgic ‘Fools Gold‘ where the artist has added his essence. Just into 3 tracks in the album I have already sensed the rapper’s ability to jump from style to style. The whole album showcases that Aitch never sets still or plays safely. In the track ‘Money Habits’ the artist sounds tougher and does wonders with the Afrobeat sound. Ashanti and the rapper have collaborated on Baby which is a fun and quirky track and ‘Fuego’ has a weighty bass. Ed Sheeran’s beautiful vocals perfectly matched with the well-versed rap have created magic on ‘My G‘.
The whole album ‘Close To Home’ has given me a sense of maturation and showcases deeper personal reflection. I have thoroughly enjoyed the album and the happening life journey that it reflects. Aitch has proved with this album that he is here to gain that international success. You can listen to the labrum on Spotify and follow the artist on social media for more updates.
Lastly, I must say this is the most joyous and beautiful ride that a rap album has presented to me in recent times and I am sure you will gain that experience too.
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