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10.0
41560
10.0 |
BBC
A phenomenal third solo album from the forever-pushing-things-forward New Yorker
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10.0
41561
10.0 |
The Skinny
When we look back on the hip-hop of early C21, Cancer4Cure will stand tall above the floodwaters of nostalgia. El-P is one of the few great artists still inhabiting the form
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10.0
41675
10.0 |
A.V. Club
El-P is an auteur in peak form here, weaving dense, cerebral verses packed with internal rhymes through a machine-tooled version of classic New York boom-bap
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9.1
41734
9.1 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Cerebral hip-hop brimming with innovative ideas set on propelling the proverbial game forward
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9.0
44499
9.0 |
Blurt
Cancer4Cure is very much a window shattering Brooklyn rap record in every sense
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8.5
43718
8.5 |
Beats Per Minute
This is a high point in his already illustrious career; a labyrinthine and ultramodern take on hip-hop that will likely age like a Cabernet
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8.5
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8.5 |
Prefix
El-P has recaptured something that has been lost in the internet age: a counterculture
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8.5
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Pitchfork
It sheds the bullshit of the past and is stained with the weary residue of an incalculable number of cigarettes, weed deliveries, bodega runs, and blind turns
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8.5
41592
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
While El-P has kept such defiance up throughout a record – both lyrically and sonically – before, it’s still impressive to watch him do it over the course of these 50 minutes. It’s even awe-inspiring when the fictitious enemy becomes real
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8.0
41700
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
One of the year's most endlessly re-playable records
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8.0
41724
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
El-P has reached Peak El-P
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
A synth heavy, angst ridden, paranoia-fuelled musical monolith filled with catchy hooks, heavy drums and nods of the cap towards Dubstep
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8.0
41960
8.0 |
Q
He's cracked open his mangled textures to let more melody in. Print edition only
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8.0
41990
8.0 |
Mojo
A one-man rap vigilante venturing into the future. Print edition only
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8.0
42006
8.0 |
The Quietus
Like pretty much all of his previous work, C4C isn't really open for the casual listen. Music as densely layered and as assimilated as this tends to unwrap itself at different times in different situations and with varying results
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8.0
41559
8.0 |
musicOMH
A dependably bold, powerful statement, perhaps not quite as masterful as its predecessors, but still overflowing with ideas and innovation
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8.0
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8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
As an emcee, El-P leaves most of his contemporaries in the dust; his rapid-fire delivery, complex rhyme schemes, and savage charisma feel mercifully out of a place in a rap market dominated by Auto-Tuned nothings
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8.0
42619
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Like the recent Death Grips album, the belligerent, uncomfortable Cancer4Cure shows that anger can sometimes be an energy
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8.0
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8.0 |
hhv.de mag
Not to be consumed by unpracticed ears without it resulting in pain
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8.0
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No Ripcord
He may not have reinvented anything, but he certainly has revitalized it
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
These great works transcend their industries, offering solace and inspiration to anyone who would prefer a satisfied mind over a Cadillac Eldorado
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7.2
41728
7.2 |
Paste Magazine
The stormy, steely drones and security-camera rhetoric can almost feel like he’s compensating for something. But that doesn’t stop it from being weirdly charming through its relentless sneer
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7.0
41682
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
A paranoid reality show
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7.0
41595
7.0 |
Uncut
The blaring, bombastic beats bear comparison with the searing sci-fi dubstep of Joker and Starkey. Print edition only
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
Some of the most energetic tracks El-P has ever put his name to
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7.0
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Loud And Quiet
When El-P is working unassisted he flexes his usual complete indifference with rapping on beat, and crams every bar he gets with the entire breadth of his lexicon
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