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9.0
6942
9.0 |
Clash
For a project that could have gone drastically wrong, ‘Blakroc’ is best summarised by Raekwon: “The Blakroc project is brilliant acid.”
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8.5
7153
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Like a jigsaw falling into place, everything just seems to coalesce so concisely with a spontaneous beauty. The facts speak for themselves, 11 days with 11 artists, resulting in 11 tracks released on the 11th month. Now do 11 friends a favour and buy them this gem
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8.0
7427
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Blakroc really shouldn’t work, but it does – and how
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8.0
7068
8.0 |
The Guardian
...this should restore some of the lustre lost since the likes of Run-DMC and Aerosmith collaborated to produce their mighty Walk This Way
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8.0
7074
8.0 |
The Independent
If Snoop Dogg's Malice N Wonderland exemplifies the bling-encrusted dead-end of hip-hop, this eponymous debut from Blakroc illustrates how other rappers are refreshing the genre
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8.0
7088
8.0 |
The Times
Throw in some live guitar, record the whole thing in 11 days and there are moments when it almost sounds like hip-hop is willing to get its hands dirty again
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8.0
7090
8.0 |
Evening Standard
This may be a musical mongrel but like many mongrels, it has both charm and nous
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8.0
6943
8.0 |
The Observer
The loose, spontaneous nature of the exercise means there's the odd dud, but there are far more hits than misses. The result? A dead concept is temporarily revived
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8.0
6979
8.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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8.0
8448
8.0 |
State
When it works, fuck me does it work
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7.0
6975
7.0 |
NME
Print edition only
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7.0
7104
7.0 |
The Observer
More often than not, it rocks
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7.0
7126
7.0 |
NME
The album feels genuinely organic, a common ground of moods rather than a forced fusion
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7.0
7131
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Hearing rappers coming from this musical sphere is a refreshing novelty however, and the record is definitely one of the most interesting, if not exceptional things to emerge this year
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7.0
8045
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
If you’re a rap fan, you’ll enjoy this, if you’re a blues-rock fan, you’ll enjoy this, and if you’re just curious, you’ll probably also enjoy it
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6.7
6992
6.7 |
Pitchfork
BlackRoc often comes off as a resolutely sober affair - mutual respect leads to no on stepping on each other's toes or letting loose
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6.0
6941
6.0 |
The Sunday Times
Patrick Carney’s vast drums and Dan Auerbach’s squalling guitar prove that, despite recent history, this doesn’t need to be a mismatch
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6.0
7023
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
6985
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
7265
6.0 |
No Ripcord
There are too few risks taken, and risk was probably one of the main reasons this project was conjured up in the first place
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5.0
7021
5.0 |
Spin
...as a memorable exploration of the intersection between hip-hop and the blues, it ain't much
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