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2024 studio album by Jahari Massamba Unit
YHWH Is Love
A colorful abstract image as the cover
Studio album by Jahari Massamba Unit
ReleasedMarch 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
Genre
Length47:16
LanguageEnglish
LabelLaw of Rhythm
Producer
Jahari Massamba Unit chronology
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(2020) 		YHWH Is Love
(2024)
Singles from YHWH Is Love
  1. "Stomping Gamay"
    Released: December 14, 2023
  2. "Massamba Afundance"
    Released: January 18, 2024
  3. "Otis' Tambourine"
    Released: February 22, 2024

“I feel like music is healing. You know, and with God the most important thing is having high vibration. People need to be uplifted these days. I know I do. And creating this music is definitely uplifting. So I just feel like Yahweh brings existence with whatever exists. So with that creation of the music, it’s just definitely channeling the Supreme Being.”

—Karriem Riggins on the inspiration for YHWH Is Love

YHWH Is Love is a 2024 studio album by Jahari Massamba Unit, a collective name for American hip hop musician Madlib and American jazz drummer Karriem Riggins. It received positive reviews from critics.

Releasse

The duo announced the album and released its debut single, "Stomping Gamay", on December 14, 2023. "Massamba Afundance", the album's second single, was released on January 18, 2024. The album's third and final single, "Otis' Tambourine", was released on February 22, 2024.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Line of Best Fit7/10

Editors at AllMusic rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Thom Jurek writing that the music combines diverse genres, such as funk and EDM, making a "set offers slippery, hypnotic grooves in a humid mix perfect for late-night gatherings or cruising the boulevard". Bandcamp Daily published a feature on the album where Blake Gillespie called the music "chameleonic jazz" and drew connections with artists such as "the Mizell Brothers’ work with Donald Byrd, Johnny Hammond, and Bobbi Humphrey. Ryan Dillon of Glide Magazine, characterized the work as "an avalanche of juxtaposing melodies cascade down neck-breaking drums, one element bleeding into the next for seamless hip-hop-flavored jazz" and "a clinic on tone". Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Janne Oinonen rated this album a 7 out of 10, stating that "the overall impression of the effortlessly laidback YHWH is Love is a more groove-orientated and horizontally organic take on Sound Ancestors, Madlib’s 2021 solo album" and "a winningly diverse and consistently charming offering" release that is "probably too laidback to be truly essential and occasionally prone to idling in wait for the next idea to strike, but certainly worthy of closer inspection". A review of the best albums of the year by Craig Jenkins of Vulture included YHWH Is Love, which he called "a genre-hopping mind-meld uniting a pair of storied indie-rap figureheads" that is "brimming with playful, mournful, wily, and beguiling compositions".

Track listing

All songs written by Otis Jackson and Karriem Riggins.

  1. "Rubato Love" – 1:56
  2. "Stomping Gamay" – 4:53
  3. "Otis' Tambourine" – 4:29
  4. "All Things..." – 3:43
  5. "Anointed Soul" – 3:09
  6. "Karriem's Bolero" – 4:38
  7. "JMU’s Voyage" – 0:31
  8. "Six 8ight (Interlude)" – 4:25
  9. "The Clappers Cousin" – 3:24
  10. "Massamba Afundance" – 3:02
  11. "e11even (Interlude)" – 1:00
  12. "With YHWH Love." – 5:01
  13. "Boppin'" – 3:39
  14. "Seven Mile to Oxnard" – 3:26

Personnel

Jahari Massamba Unit

Additional personnel

See also

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "YHWH Is Love – Jahari Massamba Unit". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Dillon, Ryan (March 1, 2024). "Madlib and Karriem Riggins Join Up As Jashari Massamba Unit On Bold; YHWH Is Love". Album Reviews. Glide Magazine. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Craig (May 3, 2024). "The Best Albums of 2024 (So Far)". Best of 2024. Vulture. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  4. Daly, Chris (March 7, 2024). "An Interview With Karriem Riggins". Passion of the Weiss. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  5. Lindert, Hattie (December 14, 2023). "Madlib and Karriem Riggins Announce New Jahari Massamba Unit Album, Share Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  6. Breihan, Tom (December 14, 2023). "Madlib & Karriem Riggins' Jahari Massamba Unit Announce New Album 'YHWH Is Love', Share New Song "Stomping Gamay": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  7. Renshaw, David (December 14, 2023). "Madlib and Karriem Riggins announce new album, share "Stomping Gamay"". The Fader. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  8. Breihan, Tom (February 22, 2024). "Madlib & Karriem Riggins' Jahari Massamba Unit Share New Song "Otis' Tambourine": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  9. Helfand, Raphael (February 22, 2024). "Karriem Riggins and Madlib share new track/video "Otis' Tambourine"". The Fader. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  10. ^ Oinonen, Janne (February 28, 2024). "Jahari Massamba Unit: YHWH is LOVE Review – organic grooves". Album Reviews. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  11. Gillespie, Blake (March 1, 2024). "The Chameleonic Jazz of Jahari Massamba Unit". Features. Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

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