hip hop
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Spirit World Field Guide‘s purposeful meandering and not-so-sticky hooks are occasional turnoffs, but the album still delivers the conceptuality and adept rapping it’s safe to expect from Aesop Rock.
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Uzi and Future cancel each other out on Pluto x Baby Pluto.
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At 22 tracks and nearly 80 minutes, ELE2 is a slog made mostly worthwhile by Busta Rhymes’ virtually unrivaled proficiency and personality on the mic.
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While it’s certainly understandable that Open Mike Eagle is still processing the events that inspire his latest album, it’s hard not to feel the narratives lack the depth of his past work.
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clipping. somehow manages to top last year’s There Existed an Addiction to Blood with a second helping of avant-horrorcore bangers.
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Burden of Proof is a solid album despite Benny more or less staying in his stylistic comfort zone.
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While this latest Streams of Thought installment hits a serious low at the midpoint, Black Thought remains practically unmatched as a lyricist and MC.
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Even as a demo or leak, Act II is short on solid song concepts.
