HymnWho - “A Glorious Rise” EP

Already 5 months post-release of his Album “Retroactive Phenomenon.”(If you haven't heard it yet, make it a thing), Milwaukee artist HymnWho enters 2022 with “A Glorious Rise.” His style and sonic approach is signature at this point and goes against the grain of what has been popularized as the Milwaukee sound with a mixture of rap verses, melodic choruses, and beats that give us a new feel with sound choices that range from 80’s rock and pop to hip-hop. Even so, HymnWho is not to be so easily defined. He shows off his charisma first on “Sadiq” with a smoove beat drop and the opening line “You gotta treat me like a gangsta it's just human nature…” and soon after, quoting Rick James’ most famous affirmation for himself a few bars later. You can feel the confidence spilling from HymnWho even as he begins to talk about some of his growing pains. “Dangerous Game” gets more intimate; here’s a song about the importance of self acceptance and the consequences of walking blindly from not knowing who it is (within ourselves) that we are really counting…  Man, us 20 something's be goin’ through! After a few funky hard hitters, “Walk in My Glory” gives a powerful ending with a production that gradually gives a triumphant tone and a hook that makes you feel like you're glowing! 

Tell me how YOU feel about “ A Glorious Rise ” Milwaukee. /Naomi-Re’a for CW