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Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest full-length solo studio release for the New York rapper/producer Kaseem Ryan features production from Animoss, Roc Marciano, and Preservation.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
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  1. Jun 10, 2020
    90
    Descendants of Cain proves an exceptional listen. Pairing Ryan’s sublime lyricism with organic production and a precisely constructed concept, the MC’s fifth project is a superb statement piece from one of rap’s most ingenious poets.
  2. Jun 10, 2020
    81
    It includes some of the most striking writing of Ka’s career—the knottier verses and the blunter ones, too—and is utterly immersive, whole lifetimes of fear and pain and death and regeneration condensed into 33 minutes.
  3. Jun 10, 2020
    79
    He may do all of this DIY, but it comes across with more heart than a lot of the tourists of the scene, and it shows in his powerful lyrics just how far he’s come in this world.
  4. Jun 10, 2020
    70
    Ka got something from an autodidact street preacher. For more resonating effect he puts together street common wisdoms and Biblical allegories.
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  1. Jun 18, 2020
    10
    This album was a phenomenal masterpiece from start to finish. Ka's lyricism and storytelling on this project was incredible as all hell.This album was a phenomenal masterpiece from start to finish. Ka's lyricism and storytelling on this project was incredible as all hell. There's not a single track on this album that i did not like because the whole thing is fire. Anything Ka releases is gonna be gold. Expand
  2. Dec 7, 2020
    8
    A masterful album with exceptional production that sounds influenced by rock. Add that with the lyricism of Ka, and you get one of the bestA masterful album with exceptional production that sounds influenced by rock. Add that with the lyricism of Ka, and you get one of the best albums this year Expand