Swollen Members return with their 5th studio album packed to the hilt with fat beats and smart rhymes, returning once again on Battle axe records.
This album flows along nicely and has some top notch guest appearances from the in form Ghostface Killah, DJ Swamp, DJ Babu and the dancehall master Mr Vegas.
Stand out tracks include ‘Pressure’, ‘Grind’ and the title track ‘Black Magic’. The whole album is as expected, fully sample driven, but there is a heavy emphasis on piano’s and guitar licks. Its production is executively taken care of by Mad Child and it’s produced very tight. Fans of previous Swollen Members long players will no doubt dig this. It by no means delves into adventurous territory buts it’s a solid album that should be checked!
