the color of rain
aja monet · Spoken Word / Jazz
8/10
Reviewed 2026-05-26
The Roast
“Aja Monet taktub ka'annaha hamalat kulla satr fi jasadiha li-asharat sineen qabla an tutliquh, wa the color of rain yuthbit annaha tantami ila silsilat Sonia Sanchez wa Jayne Cortez, laysa ila iqtisad qawa'im al-tashghil allati lan ta'rif maatafal biha. Al-kuntrabas yamshi bati'an, al-saksifon yatanaffas hawla maqati'iha, wa sawtuha yaj'al al-hams yadrub aqwa min mu'zam al-rabbarah al-sariikheen. Al-mushkila laysat al-fan, bal sidam al-shakl: tasjeel mukhlis lil-iqaa' wal-samt yasdur fi alam yatruk fihi al-mustamie al-mutawassit ba'd 27 thaaniya. Ba'd al-aghani tattaki' kathiran ala nafs al-iqaa' alladhi atqanat-hu fi 2023. Lakin hina tahbit satrun an al-huzn al-musta'mar, al-fada' alladhi tabniih haqiqi. Hadha al-album sa-yustashhad bihi fi al-qa'aat al-jami'iya tawilan ba'd an tansaah al-khwarizmiyya.”
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The Bright Side
Aja Monet wahida min al-shu'ara' al-qala'il alladhina yahmil sawtuhun al-musajjal kamil thiql hudurihinn al-mubashir. Al-firqa tu'amil iqaa'aha ka-aalat rabi'a.
Hardest Sneer
“Al-ma'sat laysat anna the color of rain lan yusma' kafiya, bal anna alladhina yahtajunahu akthar tadarrabu ala takhattii kull ma yatul akthar min lazma.”
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Issues (3)
The format is fighting the artist
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Fix
Some cadences repeat
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Fix
Production occasionally over-smooths
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Fix