I was about to feature this 2016 record on freak fighter but decided to wait when I saw it was Frown’s pick.
I’m starting with a bias against it because of the Hamilton association
The rapping sounds so much like Andre3000 that it’s annoying. He’s great at rapping fast and clear but unlike Andre he’s not especially fun. It’s actually super sterile and kind of conservative in its precision. Like Alex Lifeson on guitar except somewhere he didn’t belong like making a guest appearance with the Fall.
Precision technical rapping has become directionless
Maybe it’ll find a new home but for now it’s a party pooper
Sonically this albums soars. The textures and sonic designs and landscapes are a blast. If Diggs would take the stick out of his ass this could really be something special.
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