Much like their polar opposites, M.O.P., the collective of genius MC’s known as Anticon has a love / hate relationship with its audience. The divided hip-hop populace either falls into two categories, those that dig Anticon, and those that don’t. Anticon’s biggest fans worship the ground that Sole, Dose, Why, Jel, and the crew walk on, [cont.]

Step lively! This album does advance, but the walk to get there is treacherous and the rocks below are jagged. For starters, there’s the collaborative cut “Rainmen” by the Deep Puddle Dynamics. A heavy grooving bassline is the only thing that cements the lyrics to the track, but with lyrics like “you’re lost, between mold, [cont.]