Malique Aku Maafkan Kamu
During the trip to Sarikei, I heard this song in the radio... Well, the first time listening to this song i already think that this song was a good song. Ok. Why do i say this is a good song? Most people say it is sucks, the voice of Jamal Abdillah in this song is awkward and lame, hip hop is dead, or maybe someone would say this is not a music at all, it is just a guy talking nonsense. Haha... you are being nonsense. For those who speak fluent Bahasa Melayu would know that this is a piece of literature. It is an art. Rarely you will see a hip hop artist doing something like this. Most hip hip artist will speak about where they go (club), where they live (crib), what they wear, what they drink, and party. Malique though, bring another set of perspective into hip hop, a view from the literature part of lyrical world. The last time i listen to a poem turn into song is by Kopratasa, and yes most song lyrics have some element of poetry inside it but it does not goes into the level of sinki