DØNE dropped his banger of an album on March 10th, 2024, featuring eight tracks in his signature aggressive rap style. Not only does “IMDØNE” give us a taste of DØNE’s musical craft, but it also shakes the boundaries of hip-hop.
“Remørsefully” opens with a techno-like music production. With layers that create an audio effect that goes up and down and back up. It is the perfect introduction to this album as it showcases DØNE’s raw rapping, sustained grit, and almost child-like “la la la la’s.” which shows his rap style’s carefree nature.
“Apocalypse” also shows the layers of synths used in music production and the artist’s spitfire rapping. “I’m Fucked Up” and “Odyssey” are tracks that start DØNE rapping a bit later on, but it still retains the same essence as his signature rap style with minimum autotune.
“Overwhelmed” is accompanied by heavy beats and multiple sound changes after a static-like beat drop. This track also dives into the rapper’s inner life, where we learn “it’s too much.” The clever use of sound effects, such as static-like sounds, creates an audio effect similar to what a person’s mind feels when overwhelmed by sensory overload.
Overall, “IMDØNE” is a great introduction to DØNE as an artist. His unique spitfire, aggressive rapping combined with layers of synth sounds, and skillful music production will be sure to attract a large fanbase looking to feed their ears with a different style of hip-hop, so we can look forward to him dropping a second album in the foreseeable future!
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Review by Aria Cohen