Shunda K's Solo Full-Length Is The Most Wanted

Yo! Majesty's formidable emcee Shunda K has just dropped The Most Wanted, her long-anticipated solo debut full-length. Taking center stage, the lady brings her tirelessly elastic Southern-style flow to bear on a few choice subjects in no uncertain terms.

It all comes out with such force, you can't help but feel she's somehow been holding back all this time. At top speeds she explains everything you need to know about hip hop, being a woman who is second to none, and kicking out the devil. If you think you can handle an intense conversation on love, sexuality, spirituality, and art, The Most Wanted will richly reward your fortitude. On the single "Here I Am to Save the World" ft. Scream Club's Cindy Wonderful, she sets a tone of steely positivity and passionate resolve that characterizes much of the album. If you're not in the mood for that kind of tough love right now, well, you'll be missing out.

But don't worry, with plenty of soul and bass wrapping the rapping, you'll want to move to this album too — once you've thoroughly digested the content. The beats are evil, gritty, and much too fast, with a darkly seductive electro undertone on many tracks. Shunda's verbal super powers take it all on and then rise far above it.

This is one hip hop heroine who requires no back up, but just for good measure she brings along a worldwide posse of other emcees, vocalists, and producers who can hold their own next to a rapstress of iron like Shunda. Besides Cindy Wonderful, and Shon B (also of Yo! Majesty) there are too many other great collaborators to name on here, hailing from Australia to Germany and providing extra traction. The international roster diversifies the vibes and adds another level of interest.

At twenty tracks, The Most Wanted is heavy and solid, but its stunning velocity ensures it never drags for a second. This is an exciting, deep, and original work of hip hop. Get on it.