A considered scientific reconstruction of the hardcore NY rap album. You feel the cold chill that feels like NY but it's really the kind of cynicism this heinous world leaves the considerate ones. danielolneyfme
"i did not write this for you, so how can you critique" is a weak shield for any artist's fragile ego. i'm sure maassai & those involved in this work didn't lose it over Pitchfork-so-white's critique: (https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/maassai-with-the-shifts/)
It's now a powerful conde nast publication. Jeremy Leaming
...it's a work of art. The way he goes across genres to express the black experience...I LOVED Ensley but I'm glad that he went totally left. James Smith