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And to match @skogsraet, here's my belated review for Milo - Who Told You To Think??!!?!?!?!



I've been excited to delve into Milo for some time, so sitting down and being met with otherwordly synths, a James Baldwin sample and then a fittingly laidback vocal delivery style was music to my ears. Other than seeing his name, I really had little context for what to expect going into this record and what I ended up with, was a near trance-enducing display of glistening production and intricate wordplay that demanded attention.

From the moment "Poet (Black Bean)" ended and "Landscape" kicked in, I knew I was gonna adore this. Milo is so relentless and wordy with no filler that it was immediately refreshing to hear his turn of phrase and the sentiments behind nearly every individual line. "Why's your favourite rapper always bragging about her business acumen? Like we asked 'em? Like we asked 'em? Why's your favourite rapper always babblin' 'bout his brand again? Like we asked him? Like we asked him? This is the last call for those real emcees, your voice is needed."

I was often reminded of The Low End Theory as I listened, not necessarily because of it being a similar record on the surface, but in the way that A Tribe Called Quest created, crafted, manipulated and owned a whole production sound with such a jazz backbone to it all and it became astounding in its creativity, layering and delivery. Who Told You To Think??!!?!?!?! boasts the same personality and it's a huge accomplishment. The beauty lies in the fact that he's so unphased by any current trends or modern hip-hop tropes and he's crafting something so blissfully unique that he ends up with a body of work that sounds timeless, something I think is one of the highest achievements in art. Not only that but Milo's delivery is diverse - lackadaisical one moment and rapid vigorous venom the next, commentary-like for a moment to melodic another and it's the constant shifting and landscaping (no pun intended) that produces one of the most interesting and brilliant hip-hop records I've heard in some time. One that I'll not only return to but keep at the top of my pile for recommending forward and exploring in depth much further.

Recommended Tracks: "Landscaping", "Call + Form (Picture)", "Yet Another"

 

Hello everyone! Last few weeks were really busy but I'm finally back on chorus. I will post my reviews of records recommended by @AlwaysEvolving21 @BTDandFeelingThis and @skurt today and tomorrow. Hope you guys are not offended I'm so late

 

Life happens, no worries!

 

Better late than never my friend. It will be extra exciting when the review comes out, don't even remember what I rec'd you.

 

You recommended Keep You by Pianos Become The Teeth

 

oh my fucking god you are the luckiest guy in the world

 

So good

 

I just want to say that it's very nice, and I am very grateful, that this group does not give out demerits if you go past the deadline.

 

uh actually I do come by your house IRL and stab you

 

Well you get benched if you’re more than two behind. But besides tht

 

Just once though, non lethally.

 

and the knife I use to do it is very, very dull.

 

Stab with love???

 

my pants stay on, my friend.

 

What's that lyric that would go good after this?

 

Eww

So good

 

Ughh... guess it's back to Craigslist...

 

Pink wig, thick ass, give 'em whiplash I think big, get cash, make 'em blink fast

 

@mescalineeyes only has an aglet anyways ;)

 

I was thinking of that FK lyric thats slippin my mind

 

accurate, albeit hurtful.

 

you've been slipping since 2009.

I know

 

No it had the word knife in it.

 

At first I thought I'm lucky I'm overseas but then I saw you're from Austria and I'm not that far away and now I'm scared

 

to be fair I'm very lazy.