DontFearMusic

Sometimes this works quite well, especially regarding the production (basic loops for the most part sure, but most of them sound great), but other times he comes off really amateur as a rapper. It's hard to pinpoint exactly why. Maybe it's his flow? For the first couple of tracks he does sound rather awkward, but on songs like the title track he fits perfectly. His delivery? It is incredibly one note, but he's far from the first rapper to sound that way. Lyrically he's good and occasionally ... read more

Edit: Actually make Acting As a Particle and Nong Eye Gong one song and it makes perfect sense. Don't know why they were separated when the former is brilliant build up to the latter and would flow even more nicely as one cohesive whole.

2nd Dillinger album

It's great but I do think it meanders a bit in a few places, particularly from tracks 4-6. However, when it hits it hits JUST as hard as One of Us Is the Killer. Special mention goes to the insane last leg beginning with the masterful Milk ... read more

It's good but RNP was lightning in a bottle that I knew they couldn't replicate.

The ever consistent Oddisee returns with, well, what else? Another really damn solid album.

His longest and in some ways most personal to date. As a result there are definitely songs that are stronger than others in terms of production and hooks, but what never diminishes is his abilities as a lyricist. Always conscious, down to earth yet philosophical, and with rhyme density that few are gonna match any year he decides to drop.

If he would've trimmed this down to the usual number of tracks ... read more