KNDRX - Gumbo (Album)

The most talked-about project over the weekend, hands down, was Davies Entertainment signee KNDRX debut album “Gumbo.” Not only were the records on the project some of the finest work we’ve heard from KNDRX, but the fact that the support for the drop was so gargantuan that it reached the #8 spot in the Hip-Hop/Rap chart on iTunes. It was an accomplishment that most artists who’ve put in countless years of work have not reached. Seeing someone of KNDRX’s caliber and the hard work we know he’s put in throughout the years s something that’s deserved and we’ll achieve. With these recent attainments, it’s a sure way to have a great listening experience when diving headfirst into the album.

The intro track “On Again” is a smooth way to start the melodic potency of KNDRX’s ability to serenade a record with a suave demeanor and a nice flow to follow forward with it. It’s a style that many artists attempt to mimic, but it’s one that KNDRX perfects well in, and this is a shining example of that. The hypotonic draw of “On Again” is picked up heavily on his second track of the album with the Denzel Stone-produced track “Monster Truck.” It sounds like he’s going 100mph in the Grave Digger truck on the way to the bank with this release. It’s an upbeat floor stomper that will surely get the function lit once it starts playing. It goes well into the next single titled “My Type,” which has KNDRX explaining the type of female he’s trying to get lost in the dance floor with that leads to the bedroom for a night of unforgettable intimacy. I would love to hear Kurzca on this hopefully; in a remix later down the road, I think she would be able to flourish the way KNDRX has done on this record. The back-to-back formula happens again with “Pressure/No Plug” being another buoyant hit then coming back to serenading in “Stick N Move.” KNDRX doesn’t come alone in some of the tracks as he has labelmate Bankreaux on “Pressed,” who diabolically walks in with ease on the record and walks out of laying waste to what’s left of it. The other featured track has Jonny Jukebox looking high and low for the right one while he’s with someone he doesn’t think is his compatible mate. It’s another heartbreaking ballad put on wax from the two talented artists that instantly became a personal favorite of mine during the first play-through and continued ahead with the many it’s received after that. The album wouldn’t be complete if it didn’t have the outro be a Texas-influenced hit, and it doesn’t get any better than “Top Dine” that has KNDRX vocals chopped while swanging down the lane to a victory lap in securing another win in his catalog.

I’m delighted to see this album come to fruition for KNDRX since I know he spent countless days and hours perfecting this for his listeners. I wish him success and nothing less moving forward and hope to see some visuals from the project surface in the future, which I’m sure could already be in the works. If you haven’t heard this album yet, we highly recommend that you do so today and put someone new on today by sharing it around on all social media avenues.