Death Grips
Niggas On The Moon
Sorry it's been a while since my last post - various things have been getting in the way. But I've got a hell of a post to come back with - Death Grips have broken up. While the world may have lost one of (if not the) greatest hip hop group/s of all time, they've left behind yet another flawless album. Niggas on the Moon is the first half of a double album set to come out later this year, and it is exactly what you'd expect from these guys. Crushing walls of noise, vicious hooks, jarring rhythms, an all-pervading atmosphere of paranoia and violence - all the things that made Death Grips great. Unlike the disappointing Government Plates, Niggas on the Moon has that sense of urgency that characterises all good hip-hop (some might say all good music); that sense that the musicians have something that they need to say, whether anyone's listening or not. In fact, this album feels less like something the band put out, and more like something they have finally failed to restrain - it's a beast of a record, and this is only the first half. Needless to say, this is the perfect swan song for a near-perfect band.
Rating: 9/10
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