perhaps the most important–and best(?)–rap album of 2020.
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Track-by-track…
Yankee as well as the Brave. “A crooked copper got the dropper I put one in his eye.” advancement single released long before the George Floyd murder. “And you so numb you view the cops choke out a guy like me/ as well as til’ my voice goes from a squeal to whisper, ‘I can’t breathe’.” 5 stars.
Oooh LA. “When we usher in chaos just understand that we did it smiling.” one more prescient advancement single. 5 stars.
Out of sight feat. 2 Chainz. recalls the post-Ice Cube days of NWA–mid ’90s L.A. gangsta sound. 3 stars.
Holy Calamafuck. “I’m a Buddhist MacGyver.” 3 stars.
Goonies vs. E.T. Public opponent for the 2010s. 4 stars.
Walking the Snow. Rap Sabbath death Grips music. “You’ve robbed of your empathy. replaced it with apathy.” A contact us to action. 5 stars.
Ju$t featuring Pharrell as well as Zach De La Roche. “Look whatsoever these slave masters posing on your dollar.” 4 stars.
Never look Back. one of the album’s easier songs, however still provocative. 3 stars.
The Ground Below. outstanding samples updating Ether, moving it from a rapper-on-rapper battle rap to a revolutionary like song. 3.5 stars.
Pulling the Pin featuring Mavis Staples as well as Joshe Homme. 3.5 stars.
A few Words for the Firing Squad. The closer. like when Zappa handled the PMRC, this is much more polemic than song. 2 stars as a song, however well worth a listen.