A-Q “God’s Engineering 2” Album Review

God’s Engineering 2

A-Q

• Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
• Date: 05 May, 2023
• Content: explicit
• Region: NGA
• Track(s): 11
• ℗ 2023 Hustle Ink Entertainment

A-Q has been blowing hot and has much to say since his affiliation with Chocolate City broke off. AQ contributed significantly to the rap industry, but another war raged on in the background as he toiled. This conflict is about control. While AQ put in a lot of effort to succeed and become an executive, streaming now poses a new obstacle. Although streaming has improved the state of music, it has unfairly affected artists in countries like Nigeria.

Album Art

The Album art has A-Q, who cuts a lost-in-thought figure in the black and white cover image as he looks responsibly dressed in a shirt and tie and with a pen and paper as he shows his executive side while still maintaining that he still has gas in the tank and no matter how long it takes, he’ll continue to be himself and give his best to the game.

Tracks And Features

The 11-track album, a follow-up to his 2020 release “God’s Engineering,” comprises joint efforts with Blaqbonez and Cobhams Asuquo. The masterpiece begins with “Friction,” A-Q gets things going quickly as he raps about things that annoy him, including his family, other rappers, his recent career change, rising and falling, and how he plans to enjoy life as he sees it right now. Intervals of discourse from various therapy sessions are interspersed throughout the song as the speakers make profound philosophical and inspirational remarks.

The following song, “Blueprint,” features A-Q bragging about himself. He declares his superiority in the industry, makes subtle jabs at brands with whom he has a contract breach, and claims that, as long as he follows his life’s plan, no other rapper comes close because he has only taken a small step back to rocket even further forward.

In “What’s Happening,” the rapper makes subtle allusions to a variety of topics, including politicians and their lies, brands with questionable motives, and the way society has recently placed more value on accumulating fortune than on responsibility or maturity.

Blaqbonez is the album’s opening featured artist with “Family.” A-Q is in a vicious mood, and his lyrics reveal his innermost thoughts as they allude to his recent departure from Chocolate City, where he had been a signed artist for more than five years. The usual slick talking occurs, and A-Q refers to him as a “giant.” This song is among the best on the album, and Blaqbonez does a wonderful job with the chorus.

A-Q sings about his role in “Mogadishu” and includes philosophical references in the song’s lyrics. Additionally, he references the influence of social media, gratitude, his personality, death, and his loved ones. He also raps about how difficult his life was before being famous and how hard he plans to work in the future.

A-Q’s song “King Solomon” has densely packed lyrics. A-Q has a lot to say to the listener, hinting at “crackheads” receiving management perks due to tribalism as well as discussing the development of AI, the appearance of “False gods” on the mic, and his status as “The Chosen One.” The lines of A-Q’s tranquility are threatened by life’s drama, even if this portrays him as a guy at peace. His acknowledgment of the adverse effects of his difficulties as a young artist shows an unmistakable sadness. Despite teaching the new artists what to do, he cannot guarantee that they won’t go through the same things.

Beginning with “PS2,” Blaqbonez performs it with his trademark zeal. He talks slickly and discusses his carelessness in his early years and how music has saved him and allowed him to provide for his family. The lyrics are full of real-life events as A-Q pays tribute to some of his former label mates, and the duo performs aggressively, yet it’s hard to miss the messages he throws in between verses.

In “All Paid For,” A-Q discusses social media influencers, streaming farms, and how even Twitter opinions are bought because of social media’s popularity. Then, he poses the query as the final thought. “What are you gonna do when the fame stops?”

Cobahms Asuquo, a legendary performer and producer, is featured on the song “Fate Vs. Destiny,” which has as its themes trace sights of the future and how aspirations have come true. A-Q claims that even if he didn’t pursue music, he was confident in succeeding in any endeavor. According to Cobahms, nobody can resist fate or reject destiny; if something is meant to be, it will be.

The last song on the album is titled “Outrospection.” As usual, A-Q is telling his story to the audience. He speaks of his family, his earlier days of scarcity and want, and how things have improved. He discusses the negative impacts of growing up in the ghetto, how tough it can be to grow up on the streets, especially if your family is conservative or stern, and how he has worked extremely hard to achieve where he is today.

Tracklist

NO	TITLE	TIME
1	Friction	2:31
2	Blueprint	2:22
3	What’s Happening	3:44
4	Family (A-Q & Blaqbonez)	3:21
5	Mogadishu	4:06
6	King Solomon	2:58
7	Ps2 (feat. Blaqbonez)	3:22
8	All Paid For	2:19
9	Man Made	3:24
10	Fate Vs Destiny (feat. Cobhams Asuquo)	3:40
11	Outrospection	3:04

Album Summary