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8.0
67476
8.0 |
Beardfood
It won't touch Kendrick but it's the next best
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7.7
67106
7.7 |
Paste Magazine
Stuffed with high-profile features and producers who push the boundaries of good taste like the cast of Ocean’s 13
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7.7
67108
7.7 |
Pitchfork
It's a 2012-era Black Hippy release through and through, with the sprawling runtime (90-plus minutes), resonant repeated catchphrases, and grey-toned mood to prove it
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7.5
67252
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
It’s the start of a conversation; and one can only hope that he plans on finishing it
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7.0
67104
7.0 |
Exclaim
The self-proclaimed "Genius, idiot" succeeds for the most part in moving out of his sonic comfort zone while toeing the lyrical line between enlightenment and ignorance
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7.0
68235
7.0 |
Crack
Riding over a stylistically diverse bunch of beats, Ab’s restless shape-shifting makes for a wild ride
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6.7
67107
6.7 |
A.V. Club
A dense, complicated animal — even the blandest tracks have enough tricks to reward multiple listens, and may reveal themselves with time
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6.7
67226
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Ab-Soul may have momentarily lost his way, but he hasn’t lost his ability to rap, and that’s the most important thing
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6.5
67105
6.5 |
The 405
These Days... is a messy album: half completely unimpressive and half brilliant
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6.0
67203
6.0 |
State
An interesting listen and an enjoyable insight into the life of a man troubled by moderate sight loss and the problems with society these days
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6.0
67886
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
He rarely strives for the depth of Lamar or the intensity of Q; there's plenty of clever imagery on These Days
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5.0
67594
5.0 |
PopMatters
The beats are often too cluttered, feels like he’s just trying to throw everything at the wall in the hopes that something will stick
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