87 dreams

Philly MC Gilbere Forte dropped his debut project yesterday and from the singles I have heard so far it is dope. Gilbere is all over the hip-hop map with his songs, some softer ones, some harder, some catchier and others mixing in indie artists like Freelance Whales. I am a little upset we didn’t get to post the song “Black Chukkas” either since it is the one that bangs the most of his songs but now you can get it on the album. Grab the tracklist and download below the break.

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The last time we heard from Gilbere he was remixing Freelance Whales and showing his love for some indie rock but “I Know My Love” leaves that style far behind. It has more of a pop/R&B tilt with the sung chorus and synthesizers and a guitar loop on the verses which has a club feel to it. Being a more club oriented track, the verses aren’t lyrically incredible and I think he could have switched up his flow or tried another one all together to better mesh the song as a whole. Gilbere’s upcoming tape called 87 Dreams should be dropping soon with all the releases recently but I haven’t seen an official release date yet.

Download: Gilbere Forte – “I Know My Love”