Review Summary: “The Balancing Act” is the perfect album to chill to if you need to relax.
Ever felt depressed? Lonely? Heartbroken? Or even angry? I’m sure you have. If you’re anything like me then I’m sure you like to listen to albums that fit your mood and relate to your situation. You’d want to listen to an album that has deep and meaningful lyrics and finding a true Hip-Hop artist that raps about stuff like this can be hard to do, nowadays. But thankfully I have found one, and believe me, this album will become the soundtrack to your most depressing days. I found out about Sadistik around a month ago and I cant stop listening to this album, The Balancing Act. Whenever I’m feeling a bit low I just put my headphones in my ears, blast the album and block off the rest of the world and automatically I start feeling better.
How does Sadistik achieve such emotion in his works, you ask? Well he does multiple things to satisfy his fans. The first thing you’ll notice when listening to the album is his choice of beats. He uses beats from Emancipator Kid Called Computer. Both of their beats are very soft and melodic. Sadistik chooses beats that will make his listeners relax and feel at ease and he succeeds at it. While listening to each song, I found myself just sitting there and comprehending everything he says while forgetting everything about my daily life. Which is why this album is the perfect album to listen to when your depressed.
Sadistik doesn’t stop there, though. Sadistik adds to the beats by using very clever, complex and artful lyrics. His lyrics are very emotional and deep and personal to his life. He raps about his thoughts on life, love, and his beliefs in religion. One of the best examples of this is in the song “The Exception to Everything”.
“Even though I've never called it perfect,
When I die, I want to know it all was worth it,
I want to know that I tried my best with,
Embracing every moment that I was blessed with,
Every life, every death, every time that I wept,
Every moment, every person, every line that I said,
Every night, every day, every time every place,
Every kiss, every wish, every side of the maze,
Every cut, every bruise, every love that I'd lose,
Every time that I broke and the times that I grew,
Every drop of rain that these clouds would spew,
To help form the man that I amounted to,
And I'm thankful, that I am who I am,
And I've been where I've been and I came out grateful,
When it's finally time to make an exit,
Just know, that I don't regret a single second.”
A few of his most clever sentences that he spits is in the song “Absolution”.
“Acquired conscious competence of all of my accomplishments,
And conquered constant comments that contradicted my confidence,
Common compliments were called upon to con me in,
Accosted consonant comments that condescended all my common sense,”
Sadistik has drawn many comparisons to the lead rapper in the group Atmosphere, Slug. And although I’ve never been a fan of Slug, they do sound quite similar. They both have very a similar delivery and flow.
One of the very few setbacks in this album is the guest spots on the songs “Ashes to Ashley” and the song “Writes of Passage”. One the song “Ashes to Ashley” fellow artist, Mac Lethal makes an appearance. He doesn’t do a terrible job, but his flow doesn’t sit will with me. In the song “Writes of Passage”, the worst song on the album, features rapper, Vast Aire. All I’m going to say about that song is that it shouldn’t have been on the album.
Besides the song “Writes of Passage”, this album is flawless. Every song on the album is near pefect. Each song has a different feeling and makes you think differently about the topic he’s rapping about, but at the same time, every track keeps you relaxed and calm. “The Balancing Act” is the perfect album to chill to if you need to relax.
