Blessed with a fine, sensitive voice, Dwele is a Marvin Gaye disciple, and like his influence, he has his own ideas about production and performance. That stubbornness makes him a difficult artist to pigeon-hole but an easy one to enjoy. Mostly self-produced and recorded at his home in Detroit, Subject favors the gauzy beats-and-bliss production style of Slum Village auteur Jay Dee. Though it's a familiar format, it's one that works well for his vocal style, which uses odd cadences, extended phrasing, multiple layers of vocals, and often his own whispered responses to his main lines. -John Bush
Why white folk focus on dogs and yoga?
While people on the low end tryna ball and get over.
Lyrics are like liquor for the fallen soldiers;
From the bounce to the ounce, it's all our culture.