Pollàri - Review

Hiding in plain sight, Pollàri has been floating around the Atlanta rap scene for a few years now. Taking influence from artists such as ilovemakonnen and Father, his melodic choruses have attained the top of the underground rap charts. Part of Pollàri’s enigmatic persona comes from his social media presence. He takes it after his Atlanta predecessors, keeping his twitter and other social media activity to a minimum as to not reveal too much about himself. He often teases new tracks and albums, but rarely ever releases them. This truly helps creates a great deal of hype around his music whenever he happens to drop a track or two.

Pollàri’s melodic yet heavy sound comes in part from the producers he chooses to produce his tracks with. From his close friend SenseiATL, to Sledgren and more, his sound is heavily influenced by the numerous creative producers he surrounds himself with. On top of this, Pollàri employs auto-tune heavily, along with noteworthy adlibs and flows that make him stand out from other Atlanta auto-tune-heavy artists. Tracks like Llàrkelly and Jordan Belfort have garnered critical acclaim for Pollàri over the past few years. He has collaborated with names like Lil Yachty, Father, and Larry League. His synth heavy sound can change from heavy to sad and to bouncy at a moment's notice. His choice of production techniques and trends as well as his expert command of social media has put him on the radar of nearly every mainstream rap artist in Atlanta.

His beats feature spacey synths and leads as well as melodic 808s with an almost arcade-esque sound. This new style heavily contrasts with the production styles that have run their course through Atlanta in the past few years. This sound takes elements of Metro Boomin’s dark percussion and Zaytoven’s piano work, as well as sounds from many other producers, yet it still manages to stay unique.

Pollàri’s lyrical themes are nothing to be amazed with. They stay clearly within the sphere of “SoundCloud rapper lyrics”. But is this necessarily a bad thing? Short answer: no. Pollàri makes great use of adlibs and melodies despite his vague and undescriptive lyrics. From his fashion-minded music videos to his connection-driven collaborations, he consistently garners much deserved hype for each of his new drops from month to month and year to year.

Pollàri will be making waves in the Atlanta scene for years to come. His music is the perfect mix of dark trap and new-wave Atlanta production. From spacey synths to hum-prompting melodies, Pollàri is here to stay.