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For the most part, uknowhatimsayin¿ is an amusingly subversive update on some classic rap formulas.
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Benny is no doubt a capable rapper and lyricist, but he tends to be overshadowed by the guests on this new EP.
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Freddie and Madlib continue to bring out the best in each other on Bandana.
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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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Czarface Meets Ghostface finds everyone besides 7L punching below their weight.
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Despite its occasional lyrical missteps and production that’s maybe a little too standard for Black Thought, this second Streams of Thought EP is nearly as solid as the first.
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Logic is, as always, well-intentioned and likable on YSIV, but his music remains middle-of-the-road.
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Backed by production from 9th Wonder and his team, Black Thought comes through with five tracks of STRAIGHT BARS on Streams of Thought, Vol. 1.
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Pusha T took shots at Drake on “Infrared,” the closer of his new album, DAYTONA. Push called out Drake for using ghostwriters in the bars, “The lyric pennin’ equal the Trumps winnin’ / The bigger question is how the Russians did it.” On “Duppy Freestyle,” Drake fires back hard at Pusha
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Though a bit predictable and restrained, Czarface Meets Metal Face is a solid collaboration that’s a cut above both parties’ most recent work.
