I liked Flower Boy quite a bit, but it's more R&B flavored than I was expecting. I thought he showed some maturity both musically and lyrically, but it lacked a certain edge that I come to expect from hip-hop and because of that it did feel a little bit flat. I actually bought this album and the Beck album, although to be fair the Beck album was kind of an impulse buy that I didn't listen to much beforehand. I liked that one too, it reminded me of some late 80s post-punk, but it was a really safe album.
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