KENNY BEATS Vinilo y CD

Review: These are buoyant times for leftfield hip hop rooted in experimentation and lo-fi sonics, and here comes Denzel Curry returning with a serious lesson for all newcomers. Hailing from Carol City, Florida, Curry has been dropping pure fire for more than 10 years, but his current form is pushing him even further into the global rap conscious. Kenny Beats is taking no prisoners on the production, while Curry's righteous anger gets processed, re-pitched and mashed up and still it lands every blow. Moving through skits, mad samples and heavyweight tracks, this is everything a visionary hip hop LP should be.

Review: Kenny Beats, a name now as widely recognisable in hip-hop as Pierre Bourne, Metro Boomin, Timbaland or M1onthebeat, finally debuts his first ever LP for XL Recordings. Don't get it twisted, though: Beats is capable of much more than simple hearty beatmaking. On LOUIE, the artist achieves the difficult task of weaving personal sentiment through solely instrumental beats, using blue-noted music - and samples that could only be sourced from within the family - to reflect on his father's illness.

Review: As well as the special coloured vinyl version we also have the black wax version of the new one from Kenny Beats, who is a name now as widely recognisable in hip-hop as Pierre Bourne, Metro Boomin, Timbaland or M1onthebeat. He finally debuts his first-ever LP for XL Recordings here with great results. Don't get it twisted, though: Beats is capable of much more than simple hearty beatmaking. On LOUIE, the artist achieves the difficult task of weaving personal sentiment through solely instrumental beats, using blue-noted music - and samples that could only be sourced from within the family - to reflect on his father's illness.