User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info
![Wild Water Kingdom [Mixtape] Image](https://static.metacritic.com/images/products/music/1/6ef6f2f0f9103ea1354266890807780f-98.jpg)
- Summary: The second mixtape of 2012 for the New York rapper features guest appearances from Bodega Bamz, Childish Gambino, Lakutis, and Safe.
- Record Label: Greedhead Music
- Genre(s): Rap
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 3 out of 6
-
Mixed: 3 out of 6
-
Negative: 0 out of 6
-
Nov 29, 2012Although more far-out referents might arguably block my passway to his freewheeling freestyles, subcontinental beats like Keyboard Kid's electro-Carnatic "Let It Go" and Harry Fraud's serpent-charming "Wild Water Kingdom" mean to create a world of fun for everyone.
-
Nov 29, 2012Though he's still not the best rapper (his refusal to abide by traditional rhyme schemes will be frustrating to purists) he's made great strides here and is helped along by a NYC underground producer showcase.
-
Dec 5, 2012He still knows how to sling a three-quarters-baked punchline, but don't be fooled: Heems is dead serious about rap.
-
Nov 29, 2012Add in some politicking and dissociative trilling and Wild Water Kingdom is revisionist rap meant for fans who believe in Heems's neurotic, post-post-colonial, lapsed-academic POV.
-
Nov 29, 2012Ultimately, Wild Water never hits as hard as its predecessor, and can't match it in terms of either focus or breadth.
-
Nov 29, 2012The tape lags in places, Heems covering topics he's done before, but without he memorable hooks and enthusiasm.