Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 3 | Album Review 💿
Rappers Killer Mike and El-P outdo themselves on their third collaborative album, ‘Run the Jewels 3.’
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Rappers Killer Mike and El-P outdo themselves on their third collaborative album, ‘Run the Jewels 3.’
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Veteran metal band Metallica return ferociously on Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, their first new studio LP in eight years.
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Canadian up-and-coming urban artist Roy Woods shows potential on his second EP, Nocturnal. Woods is still a work in progress.
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While 21-year old rapper-singer Post Malone shows potential on his debut album ‘Stoney’, he has plenty of room to improve in the future.
Underrated urban contemporary artist Lloyd returns after a five-year hiatus with enjoyable, comeback EP, ‘Tru.’