Russian rapper Oxxxymiron has released his first album in six years.
Laid out on the network on November 12, the Time of Troubles collection is a mixtape of 36 tracks, including mostly old works by the artist, released from 2014 to 2016.
Among the previously unpublished compositions - only the tracks "Moss" and "Wheel", which occupy the first and last lines in the album.
Earlier this month, Oksimiron broke a lengthy creative silence by unveiling the singles "Who Killed Mark?"
(November 1), Tsunami (November 5) and Organization (November 8).
Of the three compositions, only the last two were included in the collection "Time of Troubles".
Social media users and fans of the musician reacted ambiguously to the long-awaited release.
Some commentators have expressed concern that new tracks will not be released soon.
"Will we wait another six years for the concept album?"
“Everything is fine, of course, but the same question remains:“ When is the album? ”, - writes a YouTube user.
“I don’t understand the meaning of mixtapes in 2021.
Everyone listens to music on digital platforms, not on cassettes.
I myself, ****, can put together a playlist of old tracks.
Or am I missing something?
Then please explain, ”one of the commentators on Twitter notes.
Fans of the artist's work joke that the new album is intended to make it easier to find and listen to songs.
A YouTube user sneers: "So many off-album tracks Oxy had, and they all got lost in audio recordings, but here good people have put everything together in one mixtape in six years."
Some ironically thank Oksimiron for the playlist, which "was just too lazy to collect."
Information that the rapper's new album will be released on November 12 appeared on the network at the beginning of the week.
As evidence, a number of media outlets relied on an advertisement for the SberSvuk service posted in the Grime Zoo public.
The post was soon deleted.
Some users believe that the unveiled mixtape was an advertisement for the upcoming album.
According to commentators, the compilation was released in order to maintain the tension necessary to promote this album.
“I think that the mixtape is as a warm-up so that we remember, and the album will come later after a while,” writes one of the rapper's fans.
There are even theories on the web about how to interpret the mixtape.
So, some users see some sense in the recently released single "Who Killed Mark?"
not included in the collection.
“I still don’t understand what it was about“ Who killed Mark? ”.
It seems to me that the mixtape is a red herring, there will be something else, ”suggests a YouTube user.
Some fans of the rapper are sure that he will publish the real album on November 13 - it was on this day in 2015 that Oksimiron's previous collection "Gorgorod" was released.
“Oxy knows how to create noise, the album, along the way, will be tomorrow, like“ Gorgorod ”(released on November 13), and here, not in vain, the last track -“ Wheel ”.
This is about cyclicality, Oxy often talks about it, ”the network notes.
The time period "2014-2021", indicated after the name "Time of Troubles", was prompted by some thoughts of Oksimiron fans.
Netizens speculate that the unveiled mixtape could become the borderline separating one creative stage in a rapper's career from another.
“I think the bottom line is that all these songs are one album of his whole past life, everything that he kept to himself, and now it is over for him, and this period of his life was a“ troubled time ”for Oxy, and soon he will release a new album with a different title, ”commentators write on YouTube.
The release of the album, consisting of old songs, was the reason for many jokes.
“After this“ album ”of Oksimiron, I have a feeling as if you are 11, you have a birthday, and my mother says:“ What gift?
We bought you a winter jacket, and that was a gift, ”they sneer on Twitter.
The author of another comment writes that "I have already memorized 90% of the text of Oksimiron's new album, and it came out half an hour ago."
Twitter users also share a screenshot of the news posted on the Rhymes and Punchy public, suggesting that the community mistakenly posted pre-prepared text describing the "third studio album" and the "authentic", "unique style."
The only really funny thing in the situation with Oksimiron's mixtape is how the rip wrote in advance the praising description of the NEW ALBUM LATER 6 YEARS OF SILENCE OF THE FATHER OF THE RUSSIAN REP INDUSTRY pic.twitter.com/P37O8Yr7QW
- clown lina flash (@CamisadoApathy) November 12, 2021
However, many were satisfied with the release.
"Yeah everything is OK.
Listen to the buzz anyway.
And for Oxy, apparently, he collected all his "time of troubles" in one place.
Another step in their therapy, so to speak, "- notes on YouTube.