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Though Curren$y and Freddie Gibbs manage to bring out the best in each other and The Alchemist comes through with some classy production, it’s hard not to attribute Fetti‘s success in part to its brevity.
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Despite its slightly cumbersome 100-minute runtime and spotty concept, DROGAS Wave is a surprisingly solid addition to this phase of Lupe Fiasco’s career.
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Abstract hip hop fans ought to give budding ornithologists a shot, even if it isn’t one of Milo’s standout albums.
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Noname’s music has only gotten even more gorgeous and charming since her breakthrough mixtape Telefone.
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Busdriver’s latest may appear ambitious in scope, but Electricity is on our Side only offers a less prepared version of the enigmatic rapper.
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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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J. Cole brings a lot of heart and salient points on KOD, but it’s yet another mixed bag.
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Saba commendably tries to do something of depth on his sophomore album CARE FOR ME, but drowns in his influences.
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Jean Grae and Quelle Chris have a yin and yang chemistry on Everything’s Fine, one of the smartest, funniest, and most eclectic hip hop albums I’ve heard this year.
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This debut studio album from Irish rapper Rejjie Snow is a bit too low-key for my liking.
