Nacho Picasso and Blue Sky Black Death—Stoned & Dethroned (2015)
I'm a little bit of two minds about this album. Nacho Picasso is very much of the mold of the generic 201X rapper and Blue Sky Black Death insist on using the exact same plastic drum sounds and cheap synth sounds that 99% of hip hop producers have been using for the better part of a decade. However, BSBD clearly have some compositional chops and are able to put together some seriously moody music with some interesting subtle touches. Nacho Picasso, for his part, at least raps like he knows he's outclassed and doesn't get in the way too much. Kudos to BSBD for the sweet Deep Forest sample as well.