- Late-night melancholia from the South London rapper.
- "Flows in 2020 are the best they've ever been," the North London rapper M.I.C. said recently on the monthly NTS show BrakFM. Past guest Jawnino is a shining example. On air, the South Londoner spits the classic grime way, breathy and fast, though he really excels on record, delivering poetic introspections at half-time speed. His voice has a silky magnetism. Take his latest one "state of play," produced by 3o, a beautiful slice of late-night melancholia. Its wispy melody amplifies the sadness buried deep in the lyrics. "I wonder if he's similar when no one is around?" Jawnino raps. Who are these people? What is their pain? And what's it got to do with the Senegalese footballer Papa Bouba Diop? Fresh details emerge with every listen.
Tracklist01. state of play