Thursday, October 14, 2010

#196 Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs

Another Kyle rec - I liked his stuff with Organized Konfusion, and had heard mixed things about his solo stuff, but the rec pushed me over the edge.

This takes a much more hardcore turn than the O/K stuff would lead you to expect, with more violence, more dirty words, and a song called "Rape". Classy. That said, the rap is still complex, hard-edged, surprising and entertaining, with tons of off-kilter rhymes and entertaining turns of phrase, sounding at times like a harder-edged Busdriver, which is not a bad thing. Its dense enough that I feel like I need more time with it, but I suspect its only going to grow on me 4/5

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