When essay-writing, it's good to listen to wordsmiths as a reminder of how fun it can be to construct sentences.
Antipop Consortium + Matthew Shipp - Coda
Let's start with an end.Suddenly: death
Big Grams ft. Run The Jewels - Born To Shine
Three of my favourite rappers in the game (there's something absolutely amazing about Killer Mike's entrance here: "I walk in..." and you can almost feel the room shaking from his determination), and one of the most magical rap videos of the year:
Royce Da 5'9" ft Pusha T + Rick Ross - Layers
The sheer joy of constructing complex rhyme-suites is on full display here.Kanye West - Fade
I think I've listened to it enough now to give my verdict: if the whole of The Life of Pablo was as good as its second half, it would deserve half the praise that Kanye himself heaps on it. Or in other words: Everything from Real Friends on, is pretty sweet. When the bass line drops in the closing track, you're ready to put up with almost any embarrassing Kanye-rhymes, and quite astonishingly, there aren't any.
Open Mike Eagle - Dark Comedy Late Show
I saw Jesus taking a selfie, and I photobombed
And dude better tag me
Oh yeah, and this, of course:
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