Wiley

Add Date: July 19 

Artist: Wiley 

Album: 100% Publishing 

Label: Big Dada 

Genre: Hip hop 

Comments: Written, produced and mastered in its entirety by Wiley while working independently of a label, 100% Publishing is an exceptionally unique rap record. While he doesn't live up to the title of "the Lord Byron of rap", as his promoter makes him out to be (see lyrics: "I’m eating so much food right now I need a double freezer"), he does prove to be a humorously surreal lyricist when he spits his rhymes. His newest record is an "all-or-nothing" attempt to embody his huge persona; in doing so, the sounds are focused, lyrically strong, insightful and funny, and consistently surprising musically.

Energetically appealing; tracks 2, 4 and 6 stand out.