abstract hip hop
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Though Shrines is Armand Hammer’s least direct effort thus far, Billy Woods and Elucid continue to have one of the most compelling dynamics in modern hip hop.
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While Descendants of Cain doesn’t have the consistent mythos of Orpheus vs. the Sirens and is at times typical for Ka, his pen game and delivery are as sharp as ever.
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The sequel to Quelle Chris and Chris Keys’ Innocent Country is one of the rapper’s most sobering efforts and continues his winning streak.
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Feet of Clay sounds like a cobbled together set of SRS-style odds and ends.
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Terror Management‘s often humdrum production and lack of development makes it one of Billy Woods’ least gratifying works. It’s still a cut above many rappers’ best, though.
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Dos Monos’ strange and intense sound is certainly unique, though it becomes a bit of a crutch as Dos City wears on.
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Hiding Places is Billy Woods’ most personally cutting project so far.
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The Cold Vein pulled the sounds of East Coast rap music into the future and opened the floodgates for a new strain of leftfield hip hop.
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Some Rap Songs is Earl Sweatshirt’s most emotionally intense and artistically defined project yet.