While I wait for the album to come in the mail, I wanted to discuss the two most prevalent criticisms that I hear about Ka.
"His voice is too monotone."
Unless a rapper's voice annoys me, I don't even make note of it. When I started to see people say this, I wondered what they hear? I probably listen to many other rappers that are considered monotone but I wouldn't ever notice. What other rappers are monotone that you do/don't listen to? When I hear Ka rap, I don't hear monotonicity at all. I hear someone who has lived what he speaks. There is heavy emotion in everything that he says.
The next one is "Where are the drums?"
If the beat is jamming then I could not ask for more. Never once have I been listening to Grief Pedigree and said "I sure wish this song had drums". I'm sure that Ka knows what's best for the beat. Should he just add drums because you want them? Do all songs without drums get on your nerves or is it just Ka?