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10.0
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10.0 |
Dork
Run The Jewels may have been what catapulted Mike from the hip-hop scene into the mainstream, but this album will secure his legacy as one of the best rappers to ever come out of the South
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9.0
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9.0 |
DIY
Revealing more on every listen
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9.0
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9.0 |
musicOMH
The Atlanta rapper’s first solo record in over a decade delivers virtuosity, emotion and excellence
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
This is really all about what it’s like to be Mike, and it’s a fascinating tale
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
The celebrated Atlanta rapper gets personal on an album concerned with Black masculinity and the women in his life
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
Part autobiography and homage to the city that made him, MICHAEL is a lushly-produced and defiantly Southern hip-hop album from Atlanta rapper Killer Mike
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8.0
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The Quietus
Executive produced by No ID, the record’s beauty lies not only in Mike’s trademark phrasing and poetry, but also in the prominent influence of gospel, soul, and blues
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8.0
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Under The Radar
Overall, Mike’s unique mix of toughness, vulnerability, and a brutal honesty that can be disarming for those not used to it, is something to marvel at
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
MICHAEL is as much of a personal document as it is a celebration of southern Black music, pulling from gospel, trap and the Dungeon Family lineage
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7.0
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7.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album emphasizes the rapper's Atlanta heritage by harkening back to both his past and Southern rap
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Despite the sometimes-overwrought musical backdrop, Killer Mike remains an incisive and compelling lyricist who confidently takes Michael into unexpected places
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6.9
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6.9 |
Paste Magazine
Killer Mike feels these songs deeply and it shows, but different approaches here from producers, including No I.D., Cool & Dre and others, means the hooks aren’t always strong enough to keep listeners coming back
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6.5
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Pitchfork
The Atlanta rapper’s first solo record in 11 years preserves his seismic bars, but its sanctimonious undercurrent can make it hard to stomach
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5.8
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5.8 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Whilst by no means an unmitigated disaster, Michael fails to do much of anything beyond that which we already knew was well within its namesake’s capabilities
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