El-P
Cancer4Cure
Fat Possum
2012
Rating: 7.5 donut holes out of 10
I was fairly indifferent to this latest El-P album until I hit the fifth track, and there, subtly in the background, he had sample a line from the film "Top Secret" to open the track. This discovery implored me to listen a little more closely, and of course it's a top album. This is a man on top of his game people, let us all move out of the way and let him pass. Aside from the sample the song is completely bad-ass, and from that track the next three songs are the key core of the record. that run also features the likes of Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, Danny Brown, and Killer Mike, so El-P and hauling this load alone. I think I'm going to listen to this a whole lot this summer.
On a side note, kinda surprised and pleased to see Fat Possum putting this out. A label that started out releasing underground blues like T-Model Ford and RL Burnside has really spread their wings. Probably that Black Keys money, with those guys blowing up those back catalog records must be selling well these days.
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