Razor-sharp US rapper Black Thought and his one-time acolyte, now super-producer, Danger Mouse, finally get it together on an album that’s a nonstop joy
, for instance, has a funk bassline so gummy you could chew it contentedly like cud for hours, with Black Thought, one of the most erudite wordsmiths of his generation, riding the beat like a dancer. “Please, you ain’t fuckin’ with no amateurs, homie,” he sneers, correct on that count as he is on numerous others here: razor-sharp takedowns of racial injustice and masterful braggadocio.
, for less than the inflated CD price . When they finally met, the Roots’ Black Thought and his acolyte hit it off. The two thought they might make a record. Dangerous Thoughts was mooted as a title.Life intervened. Black Thought’s cult Philadelphia crew the Roots were on a tight schedule in the late 00s, chasing the dream. By 2009 they had metastasised into the house band on
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