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Mar 19, 2015There is no chance of someone walking away from Eat, Pray, Thug similarly un-enlightened; the political suite, as mentioned above, is far too direct for that. What makes it unique, however, and uniquely Hima; to be specific, it's that it manages to be both obstinate and intelligent, outspoken but sly; one could not imagine anything but that rubber-and-sandpaper voice being as such.
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MojoMar 19, 2015His solo debut is packed with syntax-mangling wordplay. [Apr 2015, p.95]
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Mar 11, 2015Eat Pray Thug is 11 songs in 40 minutes with the most emotional moment, "Flag Shopping," up soon at track five, paving the way for the intense trilogy that closes: "Al Q8a," "Suicide by Cop," and "Patriot Act."
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Mar 10, 2015"Al Q8a," Suicide by Cop," and "Patriot Act" live up to their provocative titles, dropping punch lines even Bill Maher would deem "risky," but those who disagree with the man's bullshit detector will have to give it up on his wordplay and layered arguments. Such uncompromising rhymes means Eat Pray Thug falls firmly in the category of "ain't for everybody," but that's the thrilling bit, as everything else about the album is alluring.
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Mar 10, 2015There are more questions here than resolutions, making Eat, Pray, Thug a thinking person's record, but that's a good thing, especially now that he's speaking to his largest audience yet.
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Under The RadarApr 17, 2015There are some poppier moments, but it's the grim realities that stick with you. [Apr - May 2015, p.89]
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Mar 10, 2015Eat Pray Thug is nothing if not awkwardly paced (the forgettable braggadocio of “Hubba Hubba Hima” clumsily follows “Home”), but it does manage a rare feat in being at once Heems’ most personal and political work.
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Mar 13, 2015Ultimately, though, Eat Pray Thug’s many virtues outweigh its many imperfections. At some point, all the music’s dissonance and divergence just makes it more vital and interesting.
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Mar 12, 2015Eat Pray Thug is a remarkably moving opus condemning ethnocentricity and wallowing in relational grief.
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Mar 10, 2015The love songs on this record are nothing to shrug off, but Heems is at his best when he’s politically charged. His messages are so strong that it seems strange to dilute them with pop songs.
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Mar 11, 2015Eat Pray Thug isn’t lacking in ideas, just focus, and there are long stretches where it’s much harder to connect to Heems’ persona.
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Mar 12, 2015Suri's clearly committed to losing his joke rapper image, and while this attempt is not consistently successful, the high points balance out the stumbles.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 12
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Mixed: 1 out of 12
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Negative: 3 out of 12
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Mar 31, 2015