Across his first six studio albums, which include numerous hits recognized in hip hop, are profound prayers which blend confessions, supplications and meditations on life, death and beyond.
This is a record torn between a modern computer funk sound with links to the Hudson Mohawke brand of contemporary hip-hop, and archaic string, synth and guitar-led passages.
Kudos to a production team that, rather than predictably stick to their radio-ready formulas, has dared to push the envelope straight out of hip-hop’s comfort zone.