Streams of Thought, Vol. 1

Black Thought - Streams of Thought, Vol. 1
Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
User Score
Based on 534 ratings
2018 Rank: #126
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
HipHopDX

Devoid of any choruses, commercial fare, an overall conceptual vision that actively games the streaming farm, the project beams with authenticity. Bar for bar and beat for beat, Streams of Thought Vol. 1 is a hyper example that the arguments for overall vibe over bars don’t have to be absolute.

83
Pretty Much Amazing

Ultimately, Thought’s first solo release does what’s expected of him; I just wish it did a little more.

80
The Needle Drop

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.

75
Pitchfork

It is rigorous but rarely hermetic, a small testament to his sustained excellence.

70
Rolling Stone

True to the title, he doesn't offer any choruses, just streams of verses that cover his own lyrical prowess, history and politics, and whatever else comes to mind.

Diegocar17
85

Okay, so I came across Black Thought after I listened to "Cheat Codes", one of the best albums of last year. And I liked a lot of Thought's rapping there, so here I am, getting deeper into his catalog. I enjoyed this EP a lot, it's only five songs and in my opinion, 4 of them are fucking fantastic. I'm not that crazy about "Making a Murderer", I feel like the beat is a little odd, and the verses are good, but nothing stellar, it's just a fine track to fill the EP.. Rapsody's ... read more

FearFlour
85

Harder bars than a maximum security prison.

Rollo_P
83

Lyrical miracles will claim they're the best rappers in the world, but have never made a back-to-back as good as Dostoyevsky into Making A Murderer. References ranging from Trae Young to Hunter S. Thompson will leave your head spinning, and these beats give Black Thought all the room in the world to lay his lyrical havoc in only the way he can. One of the few times I've ever reduced points because I wished something was longer/had more songs, you can't be this good and leave me hanging at five ... read more

TheNBoy76
86

This ain't a stream, it's a fuckin river of thought

MFWEST
80

Everything on there iis perfect from front to back ,lyricism production it even had a strong energy to it .
Features were dope an black thought still obliterated them.
I can only take back points for it not being long enough ,like I just needed it to hit that 24-25 minute mark .
The best of this series (before sot4).
honestly a good taster for someone who wants to try b thought's music.

90

goated ep

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Track List

1Twofifteen
3:45
91
29th vs. Thought
2:47
90
3Dostoyevsky
3:53
feat. Rapsody
81
4Making a Murderer
4:32
feat. Styles P
78
5Thank You
2:18
feat. KIRBY
86
Total Length: 17 minutes

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Added on: May 31, 2018