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BlenderBeans's themes may be everyday, but thankfully his wit isn't. [Nov 2004, p.129]
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MojoThe sound of Beans returning to the hip hop that hatched him, remaking it in his image. [Dec 2004, p.100]
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New Musical Express (NME)[A] groovily electronic, acid-addled collection of throat-tickling, Venusian rhyme formations. [23 Oct 2004, p.51]
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Maverick has a more consistent tone than either of Beans' previous records, but it also lacks the stand-outs of its predecessors, settling into bland production strokes that recede behind his always fascinating rhymes.
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SpinHe's more grounded... and his evasive, abstract beats underpin his vocals less randomly. [Dec 2004, p.124]
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His machinegun flow is as cerebral as ever, but too much of the album's production slides by in a dignified haze of twinkling clips and clacks, devoid of real grime or grizzled substance.
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Beans has yet to learn, however, that we’re paying the price of admission to hear him wrap his tongue around the mic, not screw around with his drum machine.
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UrbThis time, he's truly on some next shit instrumentally and vocally. [Nov 2004, p.98]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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Negative: 1 out of 5
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MattDMay 30, 2005
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davidgMar 9, 2005beans is amazing, shock city maverick is an instant classic
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ChrisJan 27, 2005I Liked it alot. This was a nice album by the Former Anti Pop Consortium MC Beans. IT is very fresh and he does great on almost every track.