Dense and dark, optimistic and poetic, King No Crown is unlike any previous Blueprint effort. The end result is 60-minutes of uninterrupted music that effortlessly transitions from song to song without a single moment of pause or silence. With his fourth studio album, King No Crown, critically acclaimed mc/producer Blueprint has continued his constant evolution by combining the boom-bap chops of his 2014 project Respect the Architect with the genre-defying aesthetic of his 2011 album Adventures in Counter-Culture. “King No Crown is just the latest installment in the lifelong pleasure cruise of watching one of my favorite rappers make classic album after classic album…” – “From the declaration of “breaking the mold” on “Black Intellectual” to the stripped down beats and rhymes of “Fist Fight” to the dope Weightless duet “Maybe My Generation” featuring Illogic, everything clicks and works.” – RapReviews.Com It’s one of his best efforts to date.” – ScratchedVinyl.Com Blueprint has managed to make an album that is weird and experimental, while also remaining incredibly confident and accessible. “King No Crown is an incredibly solid album from an artist who’s been establishing himself as a unique voice in hip hop over the last ten-plus years.
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