Moka Only is a quality emcee with great wordplay and nice multi-syllable rhymes, but above all, his flow on Magickal Weirdness is extremely on point. A user on Okayplayer forums compared the rapper to Common circa Resurrection - and one can really hear that in the flow. Moka's music mostly gives off the playful and jazzy vibe that was present in the much of that Common classic.
The atmosphere of Magickal Weirdness is in the same vein of a lot of New York City-based boom-bap, but much lighter. Everything is Dilla influenced, from the sample choice to the type of drums. Many of the beats here are somewhat reminiscent of the style the Detroit Legend perfected on Vol 2. Vintage, but with faster drum patterns. Moka himself could be a member of Slum Village circa Fantastic Vol. 2 with his at times goofy subject matter, which includes topics such as vinyl, hip-hop, sex, and just chilling.
The lightheartedness may make it inconsequential to some, but Magickal Weirdness is a very easy album to listen to due to its laid-back style. Moka's flow meshes perfect with these beats, and all of the beats are quality. Despite being thirty-two tracks, the album isn't that long because most of the songs are very short - none reach the three-minute-mark. Even though this brevity limits Moka somewhat, it makes for a pleasant listen because the listener is constantly cycling through different beats. However, while the beats are different in a literal sense, going through this album it's easy to get the sense that if one does not like the first few tracks of it, they may not like it at all. The stylistic range isn't exactly the forte of Magickal Weirdness and Moka is not re-writing the hip-hop book, but those who enjoy chill boom-bap with a great head-nod factor will find a lot to like. Highlights include "Lemme haz", "Steppin in the Sunset", and "More Rugged", which features a nice guest appearance from Grand Puba.
