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8.0
78534
8.0 |
All Music
Man Plans God Laughs speeds by, but it also leaves a heavy imprint, both as politics -- it's a fierce, unflinching snapshot of the ravages of institutional racism, late capitalism, and cultural conformity in 2015 -- but also as music
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7.0
79996
7.0 |
Spin
Only one song’s over three minutes so you’ll remember all the big lines after the record’s over
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6.7
78532
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
It sets a lofty standard for socially engaged hip-hop that doesn’t let the weight of its subject matter hold down its timelessly propulsive energy
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6.2
78533
6.2 |
Pitchfork
The message is still there, the delivery is just less effective now
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6.0
78952
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
The biggest sample source seems to be Public Enemy themselves, leaving the listener in a state of joyous, grinning déjà vu
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6.0
78971
6.0 |
State
They have returned, maybe not with as big of a bang as you might have hoped, but they’re here, they’re loud and they have a voice that needs to be heard
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6.0
78560
6.0 |
NME
You can’t doubt Public Enemy’s resolve. But on ‘Man Plans God Laughs’, music and message remain a notch out of synch
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6.0
78796
6.0 |
Time Out
No longer groundbreaking, but in no danger of denting their incredible legacy
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6.0
78853
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
The loudest voices in hip-hop aren't getting any quieter
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5.0
78867
5.0 |
Gig Soup
Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly' and Vince Staples' 'Summertime '06' are just two examples of recent albums that cry out heavy, poetic verse in retaliation. There is nothing revolutionary here though, and there ought to be
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