Your Absolutely Right Explained

Your Absolutely Right
Type:EP
Artist:ByLwansta
Cover:YAR Cover.jpg
Released:11 August 2016
Recorded:2015–2016
Studio:Durban North, ByLwansta's home studio
Genre:Hip hop
Length:32:35
Label:Independent
Producer:ByLwansta, Swiff D, Yondo, LonzTooStoned, Champ TIle, BeatMochini, Jrobb, Slater
Prev Title:NORMVL
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:SPIJØNGET
Next Year:2019

Your Absolutely Right EP[1] [2] is an EP[3] by South African hip hop artist, ByLwansta.[4]

Background

ByLwansta "announced" the title prematurely via his Facebook, in April.

The project is described by ByLwansta as ...":ByLwansta finds himself faced/tasked with the duties of a young adult, which require very mature decisions such as identifying with right and wrong. More specifically, ByLwansta identifies and challenges the idea of conforming, particularly in music, to a specific and popular format and formula for a successful music career.[5]

He finds himself often challenging what has been considered a "working formula" for how to get "into the game" by neglecting the popular style and known formula for such, in favour of one that isn't very style specific, but rather what he wants and only what he wants to do.[6]

ByLwansta tackles the mood at hand using a style he's very popularly known for,[7] in an aggressive and brutally honest manner, a style he established himself with on earlier works such 2014's "NORMVL" Mixtape.[8]

Although having grown in years, listeners are still met by a very introspective and a bit selfish ByLwansta who raps what is on his mind and heart, always."

Your Absolutely Right EP follows the SA Hip Hop Award '14 nominated, NORMVL Mixtape, with 2 years in-between each independent release.

In December 2016, South African hip hop producer, Beatmochini released a remix EP with ByLwansta titled Your Absolutely Fuckin' Right EP: The Remixes.

Critical reception

Your Absolutely Right EP received acclaim and reviews from a handful of South African music blogs, such as Between 10 and 5, Slikour On Life[9] , The African Hip Hop Blog[10] , Hype Magazine and Durban is Yours, and landed on Okay Africa's The 15 Best South African Hip-Hop Albums of 2016[11] , as well as Texx And The City's Top 20 Albums & EPs Of 2016.[12]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ByLwansta Set To Drop New EP This August HYPE Magazine. 2016-07-27. HYPE Magazine. en-US. 2016-08-08.
  2. Web site: CREATIVE-HIPHOP: @ByLwansta Announces "Your Absolutely Right" EP. www.creative-hiphop.com. 2016-08-08.
  3. Web site: Lwansta Set To Drop Ep This Thursday. Wait For It!. Stream. Mzansi. 2016-08-08.
  4. Web site: News: By Lwansta Announces The Release Date Of EP And Artwork. 2016-07-29. 2016-08-08.
  5. Web site: @ByLwansta Announces "Your Absolutely Right" EP. HipHopzilla. 2016-08-08.
  6. Web site: NORMVL. NORMVL. 2016-08-08.
  7. Web site: ByLwansta – Your Absolutely Right EP Review. Blog. The Influence. 2016-08-10. THE INFLUENCE BLOG. 2016-08-12.
  8. Web site: You're Absolutely Right HYPE Magazine. 2016-08-11. HYPE Magazine. en-US. 2016-08-12.
  9. News: Stream: By Lwansta - Your Absolutely Right EP. 2016-08-12. Slikour onLife. en. 2017-01-23.
  10. News: Tweet Review Lwansta - Your Absolutely Right - The African Hip Hop Blog. 2016-08-16. The African Hip Hop Blog. en-US. 2017-01-23.
  11. News: The 15 Best South African Hip-Hop Albums of 2016. 2016-12-16. OkayAfrica. en-US. 2017-01-23.
  12. Web site: Top 20 Albums & EPs Of 2016 - Texx and the City. texxandthecity.com. en. 2017-01-23.