This album as lots of good points: amazing flow from GZA, a cinematic progression -- you can feel that the album was carefully built --, and a lofi but really catchy production.
This album as lots of good points: amazing flow from GZA, a cinematic progression -- you can feel that the album was carefully built --, and a lofi but really catchy production.
Ok, the good stuff first. I love the extended clips from the cult movie Shogun Assassin and some of the chilled lo-fi beats on this are really nice, making this less of a sonic assault than some hip hop albums. On the downside, the lyrics sound interesting but (and not to be prudish, but well) the endless torrent of mother effin n-words on every other line make it difficult to follow what he’s trying to say. Not my thing, sorry.