Hip-Hop Albums of the Year

05 January, 2023

Cilvaringz — I (The B-Sides) EP

After more than a decade, Cilvaringz releases a product containing four b-sides of his only non-instrumental LP, the acclaimed "I" after which the road for the Tilburg-based rapper-producer was expected to be paved with gold. There are Wu-Elements behind the mic, RZA, Bronze Nazareth and 4th Disciple, along with Beretta 9 and Barracuda. The tracks really do sound like b-sides from a Wu-affiliate album, sometimes that's not a bad thing, but here it seems to be. Beyond the little inspiration of rapping, the production drags the four songs down, making this quarter of an hour non-essential. 4/10.

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