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- Summary: The sixth full-length release for the British grime artist features guest appearances from D Double E, Ghetts, Kojo Funds, Lil Silva, and Popcaan.
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- Record Label: Parlophone
- Genre(s): Rap
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Positive: 10 out of 13
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Mixed: 3 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Aug 30, 2019Hoodies All Summer is the album that grime has been crying out for, an audacious state-of-the-nation address from one of its most articulate lyricists.
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Aug 30, 2019Hoodies All Summer is an exceptional achievement, proving once again that Kano is one of the UK’s most versatile, thoughtful and talented voices.
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Sep 4, 2019Is the best rap/rap-adjacent album of the year? It's definitely a contender. Is it the most important album of the year? Probably. Should you be listening to it right now? Without question.
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Q MagazineAug 30, 2019While preachiness rarely flatters battle-trained MCs, roller-coaster wordplay here makes the 34-year-old's sermons fun to untangle, even on harrowing subjects. [Oct 2019, p.107]
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Sep 3, 2019His sixth LP employs a rich palate in its production seamlessly blending trap beats with soul samples and orchestral flourishes.
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Sep 3, 2019Overall this excellent album’s clarion-clear narratives about knife crime and the importance of good times – exemplified on Can’t Hold We Down – are delivered not just with anger and pathos, but humour.
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Sep 5, 2019Ultimately, Hoodies All Summer sounds like it’s been ‘fixed’ by a major label trying to improve Kano’s chances of radio play by throwing some poppy hooks and production into the mix and praying for the best. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, but in this case the result is simply banal.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Feb 24, 2021Kano is the uk Goat. This album was a blessing. Great to see the evolution of such an artist from radio sets to studio albums.
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