This new disc is a pretty cool hip hop album. The music is often keyboard and percussion based, but it rocks out sometimes, too. There is a lot of energy here. Despite the fact that the general concept is similar throughout, this never really feels “samey.” It should be mentioned, too, that there aren’t many “bad words” here. It does focus on a lot on conflict, though. So, it isn’t the most positive message out there. Still, this is a pretty thematically pure set. It’s really good stuff.

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There is an almost symphonic element leading up to the cut. Then it drops back to a percussion dominated sound for the rap. That string sound comes back after a while as the rap continues. This is angry. I really like some of the back and forth on the raps. Some of the overlayers of sound are lush and add a lot, too.