Consumer Guide Album

Serengeti: KDIV [Othar, 2024]
Decades after he got started, the "noticeably Negro" Chicago rapper born David Cohn continues to chronicle the life saga of the nearest he comes to an alter ago or is it just a special friend, Kenny Dennis, and if you're hoping I'll parse the plot, fuggetaboutit. Serengeti newbies may be best off dipping their toes in elsewhere. But if you know your way around a little, be hereby forewarned that Kenny's beloved Jueles seems to have passed away, although note that I only said "seems." And if you're already a fan rest assured that it's the unassuming musicality of Serengeti's relaxed, conversational flow as opposed to the OK beats that will keep you listening. In my house, in fact, we love the way he talks out of something that feels like friendship. Inspirational Verse: "I know a guy that knows a guy that knows a guy that knows a fella/Lou Canela." (Not, I'm sad to report, Piniella.) A-