*Editors Note*

Although “Divorce Court” was released over winter break, I decided to review it due to my personal opinion of this project being BLVC SVND’s best project to date, even though I enjoyed his “223” and “Bye” projects very much.

It’s 2016. A new president will be voted into office, the Olympics will be held in Brazil, and music is in a revolutionary “digital age” in which anybody can create their own sounds and compositions, and instantly upload them to be heard worldwide.

BLVC SVND, real name Nasier McKay, has done just that for the past four to five years and at the tender age of 17 has established a notable name for himself online via music sharing websites such as Soundcloud, Bandcamp; as well as social media such as Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat.

That’s not to say that the young McKay is purely an “online artist”, nor has he reached his full potential of making a name for himself.

He’s well on his way.

Previously featured in the last issue of Rio Hondo’s magazine La Cima, McKay, who produces hard-hitting instrumentals (let’s not get into genre’s, that’s corny and played out) and sometimes raps under the moniker “Dickies B****”, released his latest project “Divorce Court” on Jan. 25.

At just nine tracks, “Divorce Court” is McKay’s most versatile sounding project yet as he has experimented with his sound more, and maintains a personal “IDGAF” attitude.

What exactly does that mean?

Well for starters, McKay absolutely hates being bubbled by people and blogs as a “Soundcloud Artist” and he isn’t afraid to voice his opinion either.

“I literally hate every single person in this soundcloud game ur all a bunch of fake f****,” tweeted McKay on Jan. 29.

McKay is not throwing “shade” at anyone or picking fights, simply he’s an artist who is striving to reach the pinnacle of what could be a solid music career for the 17 year-old and does not want to be labeled nor go unnoticed of his talent.

Influenced by dark-metal, “Divorce Court” paints a picture in one’s mind of McKay’s personal frustration and his personal teenage dilemmas that he encounters.

McKay gets very personal on “Divorce Court” through his lyrics (he mostly raps on this project, something he first tried out on his last project “223“) such as on the track “Not Again” where he references to a middle school incident in which a student called him a f** for how he dressed and McKay taught him a lesson through a physical altercation.

It’s not just the personal lyrics that make this project great but also the well-crafted sound that switches up after every track throughout the project.

In the past, some of McKay’s tracks were somewhat repetitive of one-another, however McKay has the tendency of creating unique synth chords that go perfect with his hard-hitting snares and claps; as well as his signature heavy gliding 808’s.

McKay will always experiment with his sound as evident on single tracks such as the groovy “Nothing But A G Thang Remix” and club banger “Mind Racing”.

https://soundcloud.com/blvc-svnd/ihatewhenmymindstartsracing

https://soundcloud.com/blvc-svnd/nuthin-but-a-g-thang-remix

McKay utilizes this experimentation on “Divorce Court” on tracks such as the catchy “90041” in which he reps his Northeast L.A. hometown roots, and the drum & bass-esque track “Change”.

“Change” is probably the best track on “Divorce Court” with McKay delivering his rap flow in a dark and sinister matter, utilizing a lot of reverb and distortion.

McKay’s best use of synth chords however comes on “IM FOUL” where McKay opens up the track with a catchy chord that corresponds well with his catchy hook of “I F****d so many h**s/n**** I’m f****n foul.”

“Anna” is another tremendously catchy vulgar song that was first performed by McKay at a show on Sept. 19 in Pasadena and was instantly a crowd-favorite at the show, before finally releasing officially on “Divorce Court“.

Another well produced track is the slow anthem of “Baby Dont Worry” which features McKay singing emotionally in a lullaby-type manner.

There really isn’t a bad song on “Divorce Court” nor does McKay’s production stay the same.

From beginning to end “Divorce Court” shows McKay’s extensive production skills and his crude-yet humorous rap verses.

Already McKay has uploaded snippet videos on his Twitter account showing followers his current works in progress including an insane beat over Black Sabbath’s “Under the Sun” guitar riff, proving just how experimental and versatile McKay can get.

McKay is definitely an artist to keep an eye on and it’s only a matter of time before he plays bigger shows, festivals, and produces for hip-hops biggest names such as Future and Young Thug.

You can stream “Divorce Court” below via Soundcloud.

You can also stay updated with McKay by following him on Twitter at @blvcsvnd.

https://soundcloud.com/blvc-svnd/sets/divorce-court