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9.0
73149
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A record that goes some way to proving that this form of collaboration is an art form that the hip-hop genre should embrace far more often
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8.0
73154
8.0 |
The Skinny
This three-piece know their art inside out, and it’s the balance of the unpredicted with the familiarity of hip-hop's finest that renders Sour Soul just so sweet
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8.0
73172
8.0 |
The Irish Times
An album that twists and turns with great intent and colour
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8.0
73173
8.0 |
NOW
Tremendous musical interludes like the haunting Stark's Reality will be a revelation to those following BBNG
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8.0
73174
8.0 |
Q
Even when Ghostface doesn't bring his A game, he gets by with a little help from his friends. Print edition only
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8.0
73175
8.0 |
Uncut
A serendipitous hook-up, the trio creating nuanced, immersive contexts for the rapper's narratives. Print edition only
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8.0
73176
8.0 |
Mojo
A vivid, pulsing rhyme banquet that’s out there, edgy and kaleidoscopic. Print edition only
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8.0
73392
8.0 |
The Observer
One of this even more classy album’s appeals is the juxtaposition between the elegance of the music and the grimness of the rhymes
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8.0
73462
8.0 |
State
Both artists have somehow created a consistent and timeless hip hop/jazz album
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8.0
73487
8.0 |
FasterLouder
The message is clear: this is the future of hip-hop
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8.0
73507
8.0 |
Paste Magazine
Sour Soul is an evening album, like all good jazz albums should be. The kind you turn on over lamplight or bump on your headphones
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8.0
74138
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Who would of thought that a collaboration between Shaolin mastermind Ghostface Killah and Toronto jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD would not be bad or good, but exceptional
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7.5
74218
7.5 |
Beardfood
Ghostface spits harshly over the soul-inflating instrumentals from BADBADNOTGOOD, the forefront reason to listen to this album
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7.5
73288
7.5 |
Under The Radar
It may be a knockoff, but it's one of the most fun Wu-affiliated records of the past decade
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7.0
73475
7.0 |
All Music
It offers adventurous fans the same opportunities for a quick fix while sacrificing a bit of weight
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7.0
73407
7.0 |
musicOMH
Sour Soul doesn’t quite push any boundaries, but ultimately it doesn’t really matter, because even if there was potential for it to be so much more, it still just about ticks the right boxes
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7.0
73446
7.0 |
The Music
The ugly bastard child of a fleeting tryst, Sour Soul is a hip hop one of a kind.
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6.7
73158
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Attempts at the rapper-live band album are risky, and while it has some qualifiers, this one has to be counted as a success
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6.2
73151
6.2 |
Pitchfork
Both the scant material and under-inspired lyricism are symptoms of the same problem: a dearth of unexpected ideas from an MC once seemingly capable of endless ones
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6.0
73339
6.0 |
The FT
Toronto’s jazz-hip-hop trio lays down a soul-funk backdrop as the former Wu-tang Clan rapper recaptures the days of old
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6.0
73528
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Here is a musical deity stripped of all the padding and production decades of commercial success affords, and he's still absolutely killing it. It's career-affirming. Sadly, BBNG don't seem to thrive at all in the same stripped-down environment
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6.0
73504
6.0 |
Exclaim
The production is top-notch, but Ghost rarely shifts into uncharted lyrical territory, holding back Sour Soul's otherwise consistent production
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6.0
74242
6.0 |
PopMatters
This might not be a classic, but for fans, it’s still filled with its own pleasures. Minor pleasures are still pleasures, at the end of the day
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