Agung Mango – Toughskin

Jul
31
posted by tommy

I’ve waxed on about Mango so much to those I know IRL that he’ll need no repeat introduction. You lot, however, haven’t felt the hot breath of my fandom sufficiently and I’m about to sit uncomfortably close while I monologue about him. Sorry, am I spitting? Don’t even care, Agung Mango is on that polymath tip and it’s time everyone at this party acknowledged it. Reportedly he’s a reputable basketballsman, he has his own most excellent fashion line, he’s one half of music video production team Shady Trees, but most importantly, he’s releasing these monumental records that I truly can’t suppress my excitement over. Before today’s newest issue, the most recent was ‘WOKEUPINJAPAN’, a track and video I wrote about earlier this year having not clocked it until months after its release. No such mistake this time, you’re here with me on day one for ‘Toughskin’.

I’m going to steal some of the sentiments I expressed in my review of this song over on Unearthed when I flagged this dudes capacity to move between voices like a motorbike weaving between lanes. You’ll hear that tonal fluidity in full affect around the 1:50 mark when he really Goes In and around that higher energy moment so too does the production. He’s got bars, confidence, cadence, flow, lyricism and every necessary element to announce himself as a 2019 rap luminary. Mango’s in season my friends.

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