Few have been fucking with Purpose for a minute now and this release continues the trend, showing that his mixtape tracks are better than most so-called rappers’ albums. Comprising a series of original beats and the obligatory jacked numbers, ­ most notably it features hip hop’s artist of the moment, Gotye, on Somebody That I Used To Know. Sometimes attacking a track aggressively over a self-produced track on the closer Nothing Else Matters, other times it’s done in a more standard Purpose flow, like on One Last Stop which is another self-produced joint lifted by live strings courtesy of Eslev. On Sun Burnt Out it’s the reuniting of the Red October team with Motive over a thumping Rob Shaker track, while Prime shows again why these two could be this country’s most dangerous duo on the remix of Lord Knows. One thing that stands out throughout the album is that Purpose has lifted his production game almost to the level of his lyrical prowess – if you’re another rapper in Australia, that means you have a real fucking problem. Cop it, but more importantly, cop the long player dropping real soon. Purpose’s city has a voice.

SHANE SCOTT

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