i have not been this completely floored (skied?) by an album in a LONG time...the production is the soundtrack to a futuristic 1970s German surrealist psychedelic Earthbound-inspired pixel-art indie point-and-click RPG, tethered (surprisingly firmly) to hip-hop by the drum loops, scratching, and unfathomable sampling chops....there is rapping, but the vocal delivery ranges from melodic, sing-song, and almost gleefully playful (including actual singing) to textural droning...the lyrical content ... read more
an album with his truest hip-hop tracks alongside his most varied sonic palette for a single record and his most direct political commentary makes this my favorite Genesis Owusu record yet
fav track: THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE
the production made me laugh multiple times with how ridiculously blown out and heavy it is, but it also started to get very samey towards the end which made a track like FOURSTYLE ! a very welcome break, despite this it does a good job of channeling the energy of punk through a trap metal/rage lens
fav track: ALBUM OF THE YEAR !
yo this shit is bonkers and i totally get why it isn't on streaming, like among many others there's a TAKE ME HOME BY KNOCKED LOOSE SAMPLE...this also shows just how much i hated the rapping on Revengeseekerz because this has similarly unhinged production yet is 10x better in my ears
fav track: CROWDKILLING 101