New Delhi-based rapper Yash Chandra, aka Yungsta, calls MEEN his “most mature, most personal, most vulnerable” work yet. And indeed, the album is soaked in emotion as the artist holds a mirror up to society, the music industry and, crucially, himself. Divided into three acts—representing the head, heart and hand—the record charts Yungsta’s mental health and career struggles with brutal honesty. Features from some of Indian hip-hop’s finest bolster the stylistically varied and polished sounds from producer Sez on the Beat over its 11 tracks. But MEEN’s true power comes from the work that Yungsta puts in to triumphantly bare his soul.
