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9.1
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A.V. Club
There’s plenty of style in these songs, but it’s totally overrun by the substance of Pusha’s own precise, illuminating thoughts and opinions
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9.0
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The Quietus
Pusha T has delivered his long-promised "hip hop album of the year". 10 tracks, 33 minutes and a full deck of superproducers doing some of their wildest work to date
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Gig Soup
In a year where the competition within rap is fierce as it’s ever been, Pusha T delivers an album equal to all his peers
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8.5
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The 405
Through the sheer intensity of his 10-track sonic zeitgeist, he's supplied a raw and assertive critique of us. And all he sees is victims
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8.5
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Earbuddy
A stunning collection of intensely moody hip-hop that sets the bar high
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Consequence Of Sound
He’s as good as he’s ever been at penning slick drug talk
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Pitchfork
The beats sound like money, and the raps are whip smart and cleanly tailored
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8.0
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DIY
Each track feels like a different corner of Pusha T’s mind, all coming together to form a complete brain, glimmering with glitz and glamour on the surface and exploring darkness and deep thought below
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8.0
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Beardfood
Aggressive storytelling perfected, every patiently delivered word hits the spot
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8.0
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Spin
However retrograde (or pure) the subject matter, The Prelude is musically somehow grandiose and economical at the same time
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8.0
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All Music
As a mere "prelude" to the next LP, it's miles above "throwaway" and comes with the quality control that would put it in the top tiers of both the mixtape and street release format
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8.0
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NOW
Pusha might be considered an innovator of "coke rap," but his hip-hop references and occasional political edge expand his subject matter
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The Guardian
With Darkest Before Dawn, Pusha T has created his own hip-hop Trojan horse
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8.0
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The Observer
An impressive second act
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8.0
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NME
A minor masterpiece of dark, smart, modern hip-hop
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8.0
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Q
It's a collision of classic rap skills and singular beats that makes this album outstanding. Print edition only
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7.8
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Paste Magazine
Pusha’s ability to curate such a variety of sounds for such a singular vision is what keeps the album steady, off-kilter but on par
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7.5
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7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The beats are grim as always, and there are still few rappers out there who can find as many ways to discuss a single topic (selling drugs) as the Virginia spitter
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7.0
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Rolling Stone
Though hip-hop gets more melodic and vocally expressive every year, Pusha keeps his cadences steely and his bars hitting like haymakers
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6.0
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The Irish Times
There’s still grizzly grandstanding in the mix but there’s also great moments
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