30 Mar Album Review: TY – Special Kind Of Fool (BBE Records)

Ty Chijioke has surpassed the simple moniker of UK rapper to achieve the tag of critically acclaimed musician. Whilst some may claim to belong to that same category, when comparing their catalog of albums to TY’s eclectic, live orchestrated projects, mass differences are evident. This is because TY is a special kind of emcee – an artist who pushes the boundaries as to how far his idiosyncratic view on Hip Hop will take him. But things have changed four years after the release of his last album Closer. Not only in terms of the current musical output but in the fact that the artist had been diagnosed with diabetes. But TY has always been one to overcome any obstacle and Special Kind of Fool brings forth an artist on his forth album, ready to once again raise the bar for good music.