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The WireDec 10, 2013In small doses this perpetual explosion is often magnificent. [Sep 2013, p.66]
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Aug 16, 2013The record's uncompromising hard luck street narratives are dispensed with a preternaturally sharp eye for detail that dabs Gates’ economic writing with a shock of much-needed color.
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Aug 16, 2013The Luca Brasi Story was more ambitious, but Stranger Than Fiction does moves Gates closer to a larger audience.
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Aug 16, 2013Whether or not it's as good as The Luca Brasi Story is irrelevant, though at this point the two are about even. The highs on Luca Brasi are higher and the lows are lower, but Stranger Than Fiction is a much more consistent listen.
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Aug 16, 2013Looking back at Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak, there is much strength to be gained in weakness--Gates current momentum is fueled with that power.
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Aug 16, 2013Minor issues like that [decision to release Stranger Than Fiction as a hybrid album/mixtape led to some questionable choices] make Stranger Than Fiction very good rather than great, but Gates hasn’t sacrificed any of the characteristics that garnered all this recent attention.