Hip-Hop Albums of the Year

10 July, 2020

20-2-Life — Inside Looking Out EP


Black and Killa Hoe form the Houston 20-2-Life duo, affiliated with the South Park Coalition. The production is simple and minimal, sparse, with some good samples from funky and soulful songs and a sparse and syncopated drum machine, however, the delivery of the duo never gives too much added value to the rhythms. The title track also represents a curious hip house filler, and there are rather good growing strings in the intro, nevertheless, the best rhythm comes in the short cut "Gettin It On", with a skeletal, syncopated and light drum machine, synths dope in the background together with an elegant light piano that make up an excellent boom bap. 6/10.

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