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- Summary: The sixth studio release for the rap group features guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, William Hart, Scarub, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Snoop Dogg.
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- Record Label: Linear Labs
- Genre(s): Rap
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Sep 3, 2014The beats and rhymes give life to a truly cinematic experience, as though the Souls had been airlifted from Oakland to a Hollywood soundset. It's a short trip geographically but a long player musically that's worth revisiting many times after your initial purchase.
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Sep 3, 2014Like the album itself, the cast of guest appearances is minimal, yet praiseworthy for its originality.
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Sep 3, 2014Fresh, crisp drums, creamy keys, luxuriant strings and timely flute and horn flourishes, each held together by a series of mood-defining bass lines, work to soundtrack this production, an inspiring foil that the record's MCs make certain not to waste on this grand testament to Souls' skill and staying power.
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Q MagazineSep 3, 2014The dense plot might be confounding on first listen but the MC's high-speed interplay and Younge's cinematic arrangements, recorded entirely live and analogue, make for a breathlessly entertaining masterclass in classic hip-hop storytelling. [Oct 2014, p.121]
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MojoNov 20, 2014The Oakland outfit grasp the slippery concept of time with philosophical relish and an abundance of psychotropic imagery on this conceptual sixth album. [Dec 2014, p.93]
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