Abel, ILLANGELO and whoever else lurks in the hazy late night studio shadows with the hottest unsigned hype maybe of all time, aka The Weeknd (pronounced WEAK-und, not WEEK-end), are coming for you. Your ass gettin’ hazed. Once again, you must prepare like a ninja. Get ready, because every level has an endboss that you can’t possibly beat — and here is further proof.
In an ongoing series of mixtapes, the third of which is due any day now, they go further and further down the rabbit hole looking for the bottom that inevitably follows the high. If you’ve never ridden the dragon, it’s hard to explain what it’s like through art. Rest assured, whether you’re high right now or you used to be, The Weeknd does an exceptional job of laying out every scenario from a very personal place. There is nobody in any genre making music like this, so I’m glad that I’ve heard them and know who they are.
It may be #Draketober but with the XO crew on board to keep the families aligned, I’m calling it #OVOXOCTOBER. Ride with me.
[The Weeknd - Initiation (Mediafire)]
