Robert Christgau: Dean of American Rock Critics

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Clipse: Let God Sort Em Out [Roc Nation, 2025]
Technically, by which I actually mean physically insofar as what rappers once proudly called flow retains aesthetic panache, this album flaunts the kind of musicality only achieved by masters of vocal modulation like these guys. Content-wise, meaning emotionally, they've turned to honoring their deceased parents, which can be counted on to add the kind of gravitas due Class A rappers with colorful work experience who don't hesitate to fold Nirvana and the Fugees into their artistic karass without also reminiscing warmly: "Tried to hide the dope in the message/Like we did the coke in the Lexus." In the dope game, progress is never-ending. B+