It's Almost Dry (Standard Vinyl)

2022年4月に発売され全米1位を記録したPusha-Tによる4枚目のオリジナル・アルバムのLP。Pharrel Williams、Kanye West、Jay-Z、Kid Cudi、Nigoなど豪華なゲストも話題。

With fourth solo album Its Almost Dry, Pusha T does what he does best -- deliver larger than life storytelling rhymes about drug dealing and street struggles -- only bigger, better, and more polished to perfection than before. Produced in full by Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, the beats, sampling style, and arrangement choices of the producers become as elemental to the listening experience as Pusha Ts razor-sharp bars. Upgrading significantly from 2018s brief and scattered-feeling Daytona, Its Almost Dry finds Pusha T in the role of the cool, collected, bulletproof rapper, and Kanye-produced tracks like "Dreamin of the Past" and "Rock N Roll" (both of which he contributes verses to as a featured artist) harken back to his distinctive and sample-heavy style pre-My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, reshaping other artists tunes into his own snarling creations. Williams knack for spacious but compelling instrumentals make for other highlights, such as the creeping, minimal "Scrape It Off" featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Don Toliver, and the simmering, synth-heavy "Neck & Wrist," which features front and center vocal cameos from JAY-Z and Williams himself. ~ TiVo Staff

実に約4年ぶりの新作は、クリプス時代にフックアップし、デビューをサポートしてくれたファレル・ウィリアムスと、ソロとして契約したG.O.O.D.のボスで前作でも手を組んだカニエ・ウェストというシーン屈指のプロデューサーが半々を手掛けた一枚。印象的なビートで構築するファレル、ソウルフルなウワネタが耳を惹くカニエと互いに持ち味を出した高水準なトラックを提供している。プッシャもお得意のコカイン噺も織り交ぜながら中毒性高めのドープでタイトなラップを聴かせており、ゲストにジェイ・Zやリル・ウージー・ヴァートらが参加したほか、"Rock N Roll"では仲違いしているカニエとキッド・カディが主役のために一時休戦して揃い踏み。"I Pray For You"でのクリプス復活も嬉しいトピックだ。
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