On 1 L.K., Québécois rapper Ale Dee fuses gritty, in-your-face flows with lush productions: “Va leur dire” lets his rhymes ride atop acoustic-guitar melodies and EDM synth pulses en route to vocalist Matt Bueller’s anthemic rock hook; the singer also features on “Au lieu d’en parler,” a declaration of independence powered by a Dre-worthy piano-stabbed beat. “By Your Side” showcases a more sensitive artist, as Dee gets intimate over stark, ivory-tickled verses before unleashing his pent-up emotions in a surging power-ballad chorus.