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BlenderFull of clever wordplay one moment, kind of pretentious the next. [Oct 2005, p.134]
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Around the halfway mark, Gift of Gab succumbs to his nerdiest, wordiest tendencies and Chief Xcel starts running out of new ideas - or at least good ones.
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UncutThe finest moments... prove to be the same stripped-down verbally deft hip-hop that made their name. [Oct 2005, p.100]
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Mostly, what made Blackalicious’s last two proper albums so engaging was how Gab chose to reel in the tentacles of his glossolalia, and what makes The Craft such a disappointment is how he forgets that restraint, instead opting to crowd the tracks with ceaseless, pretentious sound.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 2 out of 14
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ThurSep 28, 2005
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AlbertMSep 27, 2005
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davoSep 26, 2005