You could argue that Experimental Rap is not actually experimental rap because it's really just JPEGMAFIA staying in his chaotic lane, making the same kind of thing that he's been doing since in Baltimore warehouse days. But there's really nobody else who makes music like this — noisy, jagged, abrasive, sample-drunk rap that still has swagger and personality and unpredictable flair. I'm on my first listen to Experimental Rap right now, as I write this, and it's an overwhelming thing. It'll take some unpacking. The samples on this thing are crazy. Lots of gospel. Lots of guitar. One full-track chopped-up meditation on Kanye West's "All Of The Lights." -Stereogum

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