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- Summary: The seventh studio album for the rapper features guest appearances from such artists as Agallah, El-P, Lil B, Phonte, Questlove, Res, and Swiss Beatz.
- Record Label: Okayplayer
- Genre(s): Rap, Alternative Rap, Underground Rap
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Mixed: 2 out of 8
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Oct 17, 2012There's a decade of depth to D. Swain that shows in every bar, note, and beat of this Payback, one which should hopefully give the music biz a big smack in the face.
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Oct 23, 2012While Payback's status as a concept album makes it a rarity in the hip-hop world, even rarer for that realm is an album that's more focused on a continued narrative than creating a breakout single, making the album something that's to be experienced in its entirety.
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Oct 17, 2012His honesty and candor on the LP are constantly refreshing.
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Nov 14, 2012Lyrically, Swain brings it, and the album's conceptual structure is sturdy enough to support nearly 90 minutes of nimble versification.
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Oct 25, 2012Come for the hype; stay for the delivery. He's earned it.
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Oct 17, 2012It's like a Jason Statham film, leave your brain at the door, don't think, enjoy it for what it is.
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Nov 20, 2012South Carolina rapper Danny Swain shoots clever satiric spitballs from the hip-hop margins.... But eighty minutes of gripes about label persecution and insufficiently positive reviews feels like celeb whining from someone who isn't famous.
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