Bridging worlds across his debut, Ghana’s Jay Bahd evokes the spirit of Ashanti priest Okomfo Anokye. At once embracing the past and future, he explores drill aesthetics with a cultural twist. Gritty bars, sonic nods and coded messages abound on opener “U CAN’T SHOW ME NATTIN”, the punchy “Wosono” and the breakout posse cut “Y3 Y3 DOM”. Switching from robust to sprightly on “Summer Time”, Jay relays a duality to his musical embodiment of the empire.