Haleek Maul - Errol

The Guardian 80

(Lex Records)
The young Bajan-American highlights his patois-influenced delivery on a fantastically unpredictable debut full-length

Back in 2012, aged just 16, Bajan-American rapper Malik Hall, AKA Haleek Maul, was making downtempo, introspective rap probing the sulky, nocturnal musings of adolescence. His languorous flow on that year’s debut EP, Oxyconteen, trudging through each word as his beats reverberated thickly beneath, placed him alongside the likes of Earl Sweatshirt.