Album Review: 1960 by Eva Alordiah [@EvaAlordiah]

 

I remember the first time I heard Eva spit, I fell in love with her (her songs mostly) she was dope and on fire, till date I listen to that ID Cabasa song and I must it still burst my bran. Moving forward, Eva didn't have it easy in the industry just like every other female rapper that has come before her but she kept on going giving us hits after hits and I knew she was going to make it.

Just like many rap fans, we waited and waited for Eva to drop an album but it never came and at a point it was as if she wasn't interested in the music anymore and I was a bit sad because I didn't want another beautiful talent like hers go to waste just like Blasie and Kel did. So I prayed silently that she should just find a way to remain relevant in the industry and that she did.

Still this wasn't enough, fans like me wanted more music from her and she finally agreed to it when she announced that she was going to drop an album but again, Eva faded away from the music scene only to return with the name and date for the album. The anticipation started for real this time after she released songs like Deaf and War Coming even though the duration between those songs was wide apart but after the release of War Coming I knew Eva was up to something.

A lot was expected from the first ever studio album from Eva which had the titled 1960 and I remember the speed I used in getting the album the day I heard it was released. The release of the album was quiet, it wasn't really publicize aside from the release of Mbali (featuring Yemi Alade ) and Dance with me (featuring Darey) we didn't hear much about the album, not even the tracklist.

With this album, I have really come to believe that what is worth doing is worth doing well because Eva went all hard and deep on this project and no doubt this album would go down as one of the best hip hop album of all time. Every song on this album is deep, thoughtful and properly done, from the production (second best I have heard, first is Jesse Jagz's second album) down to the lyrics and the story behind, she did a perfect job and I would say I didn't and wont regret waiting this long to get an album from her. Women (feature Femi Kuti) For Your Momma and TTTMB (That Talking To Myself Bullsh*t) are some of the great songs this album beholds.

No doubt I say this boldly and with all authority: the 1960 album from Eva was worth waiting and would go down not only as one of the greatest female album but also one of the greatest rap album to ever come out of this country. The album's rating would be a deep 9/10.