The Sweetest of It All, produced entirely by Last Word is a 14 track opus of personal and breezy expressions over a lush, colorful and futuristic-soul soundscape from the 70’s and 80’s with a light touch of boom bap nostalgia. Throughout the album, MaLLy calmly explores and identifies the layers of his humanity through the lens of joy, resilience, and equanimity.

The south Minneapolis rapper confidently champions true liberation, his Blackness and sobriety as some of the sweetest elements that the Creator has gifted him in this life.

From start to finish, MaLLy & Last Word fearlessly tap into new territory and design a space that is much lighter, more expansive and uplifting than their gritty and experimental collection from 2014, The Colors of Black. Fast forward 10 years later, and it is clear both MaLLy and Last Word’s energy is in sync, refined and more mature.

MaLLy’s wisdom of years past, smooth flows, subtle wordplay and succinct content meld naturally with Last Word's alluring production on the space age sonics of "New Year, New Wave" or funky-organ laced "Dreaming" and the moody and misty "100 Heartbreaks." Whether the emcee is opening his heart or attempting to put it back together, in solidarity or comfortable in solitude, it might be safe to say that MaLLy is reinvigorated and focused with his most purposeful content and body of work to date.

Written by MaLLy
Produced by Last Word
Additional Guitar by Jeremy Ylvisaker on tracks 3, 6, 13 and 14
Mixed by Medium Zach
Mastered by Alec Ness
Artwork & Layout by Keith Williams

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