one of the keystone singles of drill's prime. ballout is one of the most underrated of his era, easily.
you had to be there.
greaf shines, as he always has. one of the most important producers of the 2010's. corbin's tenor is smoother than silk. one of the more influential, defining projects of the soundcloud era.
a terrific plunderphonics/sound collage record with a huge emphasis on world music, jazz, and afrobeat. one of my favorites of the year.
first british rapper that isn't terrible.
no but really, unironically, a fantastic noise rap project. angry, ugly, harsh, loud, and still so much going on musically. the sampling is out of this world, i actually love how buried the vocal is under all the grit and noise. when it finally shines through in quieter moments, it's like a little treat. i love the jamaican influence as well.
it's a very short mixtape but i now have a new artist to binge.
one of the very best mixtapes released since the primes of gucci and weezy. ghais is a generational talent on both sides of the track. a generational producer, writer, and rapper. sure, you can argue i only love this record so much because i agree with his politics and understand the references. fine. shit hits though. the bars and references within come flying at your fucking face so fast it's hard to keep up, thank god white folks are keeping Genius up to date.
that said, i don't ... read more