Throwback: FlowKing Stone— Gifted II [simplified]

Lyrical dexterity, punchlines, wordplay, pun, assonance, alliteration, and many literary devices if were adjectives would be describing an artist, a rapper and singer, FlowKing Stone; a part of the duo- Bradez of which Kunta Kinte is the other half.

FlowKing is known for his lyrical dexterity and being able to still carry a message onto the most jamming beats. Today, I will be writing on his Gifted II album which he released in 2018.

The album is a rap album with 20 tracks on it and it begins with "Mmrane" which translates into English language as "attributes." Feamales are heard on that intro as they name FlowKing using various attributes in the local twi dialect. Similar "mmrane" move on the beginning of "Nana" coupled with local "adowa" drumming as he greets the King of the land before moving on to address issue of hypocrisy among friends and family.

On a local Ghanaian drumming style, modernized into hip hop, FlowKing Stone makes his presence known on "Let them Know."
 Just like "let them know" he calls on Ground up Chale lead artist, Kwesi Arthur to sing the chorus on "Gifted." Here also he goes hard addressing the issues of hypocrisy from a different angle. "Rundem" which saw the presence of Samini was just a banger and I will leave that to you to tell me what you think but he also they ride on the same topic as the previous songs expert here they made it clear that they control their own territory.
Saxophonist, Mr. Okyere was on "Hustlers prayer" as FlowKing talks about life and the struggles that come with it.
At this point it's clear, FlowKing has changed his rap topic as he features King Patula on "Soldier" to tell a story of life and continues to motivate us. "... I dey hustle, me, I no dey bed..." as a line on "1 man 1000" straight away let's you know the song is about life and its struggles. Flowking featured Mr. Eazi on it. I guess after all the hustles and struggles in life one could be planning on winning and that was the title of the song FlowKing featured singer and rapper Ponobiom on "Winning."
Track 10 saw FlowKing in love as he tells his partner how much he loves her. Her partner responds by loving her back. "Darling" featured singer and vocalist Nana Yaa.

"Blow my mind" was a national banger just when it dropped and it featured singer and song writer Akwaboah. It a song on which he talked about the qualities of his love partner.
When he was done talking about all the qualities of his love partner the only thing he was left to do is make his partner his wife, hence "Wifey" which featured singer KelvynBoy. It's reciprocal time and singer Adina talks about how much she loves FlowKing on "One Love."
Similar love story continued on "my place" and it featured Dr Sid and Krayon.
Taking the titles from two of his bangers and featuring Kunta Kinte and Okyeame Kwame— simple and one gallon, the next song was "lady gaga." A song which talked about how some lady's could be deceitful. "I want" talks about individuals not being content with what they have. Flowking at this point takes us to the club with "Ragom Zo" flowing on a dance beat produced by TubhaniMuzik. The next tune gave praises to his maker as he titled it "Amazing (Awawado)."
Just like an intro, FlowKing ended the album with an outro.
That wasn't all. He gave us a bonus being "Crab Song." A song which talks about individuals not supporting each other.

The Gifted album was a project that talked about many things in different ways, tackled everyday issues and was delivered in a vibely manner so you do not get bored listening to it.
FlowKing Stone is currently promoting his single "Toffee" which features Prince Bright of Buk Bak fame.

You can listen to the full album in the links below: