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interesting record.....re-crystallises my thoughts on him, where it's not voyeuristically looking into some genius process but instead something far more pedestrian, a very regular person thrust into a resolutely irregular position whether by accident or as a byproduct of ego/self-validation through a system that he knowingly realises is toxic? trying to watch him work it out isn't some act of auteurism and to look at it that way I think negates a lot of the power of what he's doing.
regardless this is the first time where the dichotomy of him as a person (not as an artist) is actually appreciable, like the internal conflicts that made him so difficult to negotiate/appreciate are actively what we're listening to now. for a 23 minute record it's got a fuck-tonne of filler but ghost town and violent crimes together are very, very powerful.
the whole genius debate is moot but this much is clear when comparing him to other contemporary popular hip-hop artists: he shits on them.
not as good as the last record but combined these are by far his most interesting albums.
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