At its best, THIS DOES NOT EXIST is a spiteful, twisted hip-hop journey with upbeat, resilient punk energy that heavily pulls from the abstract greats of the first decade this century. At its worst (oft when the beats silence), it is an uninteresting tirade of meaningless pseudo-philosophical content invoking the aesthetic of apathetic nilhilism to dismiss all political advocacy. Howevever, while Darkie may not be able to carry contemplative or serious themes of mortality, drug use, and ...
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