Project Description

GMO$

‘Moments Of Change’

(Mixtape Review)

Reviewer: Alexandra Ainsworth

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GMO$ released his mixtape Moment of Change. Jack Geronimos is an Independent, Indigenous Brisbane hip-hop artist who went through high school dyslexic and found it difficult to keep good grades. Before living and working in Brisbane he lived on a small Island called CoochieMudlo with his family.

With the help of music GMO$ learnt to write and rap almost entirely on his own, and now it is his time to make his dream a reality.

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Brisbane independent artist, Jack Geronimos, known more commonly by the moniker GMO$, has released his first mixtape, Moment Of Change. The six-song selection is an exploration of self-discovery and empowerment from the young rapper’s personal experiences as an underdog who championed his own demons.

The self-titled opener of the mixtape succinctly encapsulates GMO$’ unapologetic attitude in an impressive display of self-articulation. Backed by a simple beat, GMO$ displays a delicate balance between expressing his hard-earned self-pride while also leaving himself room to grow as both an artist and a person. The track offers honesty and modesty in a theme which carries itself throughout the rest of the mixtape.

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Following track, Trust Issues begins to bare more of GMO$ personal side, as the rapper identifies his own faults to slowly peel away the stereotypical defensiveness of the genre. While there’s a deeply ingrained sense of competitiveness within the scene, it’s in Trust Issues that we see GMO$ challenging himself to take the high road. Trust Issues brings with it an intensity that is also seen in The Topic and The Chop, both of which display GMO$ skills as both a songwriter and a rapper. Both tracks are an explosion of emotion, in which Geronimos raps lines faster than it feels possible to keep up with.

It’s clear from the midway point that Moment of Change is heavy with brutal honesty and self-reflection, but third track Feeling You offers a break from the intensity of its predecessors. In the light-hearted 90s-esque love song, GMO$ proves his worth as a well-rounded artist who can create music from all ends of the rap spectrum. The notion continues onto second last track Sky Fall, a slower self-reflection that morphs into an expression of aspirations.

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GMO$ // Moment of Change Mixtape

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By the end of the mixtape, it’s clear that GMO$ has found his voice in his music. Moments Of Change is a collection of well-articulated experiences and emotions that encapsulate a young man’s struggle to find his identity. Utilising lyricism as a form of self-expression, GMO$ has not only found an outlet for his unique style of storytelling, but he has found a way to offer a catharsis for anyone going through similar struggles.

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