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MH-248 K-The-I??? - Broken Love Letter  With a booming voice, an indestructible wall of beats, and a lifetime of girl problems, K-The-I??? brings forth a cure for the jaded hip-hop head in the form of his Mush debut, Broken Love Letter. The album's sonic discord, which is reminiscent of the heavy production hand of NMS, the dark industrial blend of Dalek, and the Blade Runner inspired work of El-P, seeks out uninhabited inches in your brain until there's no vacancy left. K-The-I??? unmercifully dissects his interaction with women with every conceivable emotion; anger, sadness, envy, lust, longing, and confusion all make an appearance. His stern command of the mic and effortless flow coupled with the dense instrumentals and backing tracks make for a fresh sound that personifies a progression of the form and marks another success in the career of K-The-I???. |
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| Highly enjoyable - Aiding & Abetting / A solid swig of hip-hop on the fringes - Insomniac / Creative, individual and worth your attention - Music-versity |
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| With mainstream hip-hop declared dead by Nas and the underground scene taking a nap, it's nice to see at least one forward looking hip-hop record from a new talent. The awkwardly named K-the-I??? comes off like a heartbroken Dalek, but instead of apocalyptic visions of earth we're served sad-sack love stories. The music most resembles Mush label-mate Daedelus and his frenetic brand of sample-happy jazzery, but with a darker edge comparable to Company Flow-era El-P. K-the-i??? arrives at the table much hungrier than his peers and manages to eat up the competition, not that there was much to begin with. - Color |
