Killer Mike and El-P have always traded dazzlingly intricate verses, all alliteration and propulsive rhymes, over inventive, nonlinear productions, and RTJ4 supersizes their outsider aesthetic without squandering any hard-won authenticity.
Fetch the Bolt Cutters is a strange and exceptional record, even within the context of an uncommon career.
Shore is full of richly embroidered gratitude; the play of the seasons and the influence of the elements is ever-present.
Continuing one of music’s great about-turns, the undersung one-time misanthrope releases an album abundant in warmth and empathy.