Patoranking is at a point in life where all his feats and his journey so far have culminated in another personality entirely different from who he was when he blew up six years with the Timaya assisted Alubarika and even as a child with hopes and dreams, struggling to make ends meet. His third album, the symbolic Three is proof of this and an avenue for him to let the world in on an inspiring journey of evolution from the ghetto to the top, in his own words.
Mon Bebe, the Flavour assisted opener, is a mellow deviation from Patoranking’s norm that blends Flavour signature sound, Highlife, with bits of Dancehall to complete the hearty ambiance, the former guns for. It is also an indication of the project’s diversity. On the following track, Patoranking circles back to the usual with another track packed with vibrant feelings albeit with a faster tempo than Mon Bebe.
As Three progresses, its tempo is amped with personality defining songs like Whine It and Nobody paving the way to an evolution clouded dimension. The first hint of Patoranking’s growth on the second part of the project is the 80s sound that power Black Girl Magic followed by the fundamentality of the earlier released Abule. With Tiwa Savage sitting pretty on Afropop Jazz hybrid, Matter, and King Promise assisting on Odo Bra, Patoranking revels in his ability to join forces and still stand out on the twelve track album.
Essentially, despite being his third album, Three is an inaugural project that dishes on Patoranking’s past, present, and future. Thus, as gratitude, temperament, and growth shine through from start to finish, we become privy to one of the clearest examples of how music is a personality definer despite Three’s deep roots in subjects revolving around love.