E.Via - E.Viagradation Part 1 [Review]

Anyone who know me well knows how much I love E.via. With a unique flow and fast paced rapping, she is definitely one of the most underrated Korean rappers. Today she released her lastest album E.Viagradation Part 1 so I'm curious to hear that the songs sound like.

Although there are 7 songs on the album, technically there are only 2 proper songs as there are 2 instrumentals, an intro, an outro and a monologue which was a little disappointing. Regardless of this, I'm keen to see what these songs are like.

E.Via feat. Isoo- Crazy Fate (미친 인연) 

As expected, the speed and flow of E.Via's rapping is incredible, living up to her nickname as the 'Female  Outsider'. The violins add to the solemn and and eerie feel of the song. Even though E.Via's rapping and Isoo's singing sound good, there's still something missing in this song.

E.Via feat. Baekyeong - Bleeding Rose At Night (밤에 피는 장미)

This song has a vampire-esque feel to it. So many K-Pop stars have opted for the vampire concept recently so it feels a little cliché but after playing this song a couple of times it is starting to grow on me. The way E.Via switches from fast paced rapping to singing displays her versatility.

Honestly I really didn't want to give E.Via's album a bad review, because as an artist I believe she has a lot of potential, but this album is a bit of a let down. As well as lacking proper songs on the album, the 2 'proper' songs were OK. However, I was probably expecting too much. Although E.Via's rapping is awesome as usual, the songs lack substance and I don't think I'll be playing them on repeat as I did with her other songs unfortunately.

If you like what you heard you can purchase this album at:
iTunes
Daum

Even though my review was a little negative, don't let it put you off finding out more about E.Via as she does have some brilliant songs. My favourite songs are:

E.Via - My Medicine

E.Via feat Sori - Diary

I literally love these two songs and play them on repeat to this day~! ^^