There’s not too much genuine criticism in the rap world. Surely, some academic stuff gets published that chronicles the story that we all know to a certain extent, but then might add a bit of an historical twist. But what passes for album reviews and the like very seldom includes any sort of perspective and invariably follows a track by track approach to dissecting a release – I’m as guilty of this particular approach as anyone.
All of that might be partially based upon the fact that there’s not always that much to say about guys rapping about new shoes, walking down the street or driving around in a car. But the job of a critic is to understand a work as an individual entity as well as being able to conceive of it as a part of some larger movement without necessarily setting forth either take as the gospel. Read more
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