Album review: King Louie's Drilluminati 2
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[Grade: B] If the nihilism of drill music bothers you, Drilluminati 2 won’t provide relief.
King Louie | B
If the nihilism of drill music (wastelands are supposed to produce what else exactly?) bothers you, then Drilluminati 2 (self-released) won’t provide relief. Peep this cartoonish shock-horror guest bar from Lil Herb: “I don’t got feelings/ Whack a nigga and put dick in his sister.” In other words, shelf your moralizing and just listen to how King L adds bop, agile flows, first-class sloganeering/hook invention and an expanded sonic palette to the holy trinity of triple-time hi-hats, propulsive bass and loaded synths.
