It’s unpleasant and heartbreaking to hear Killer Mike rap, “You so numb you check out the cops choke out a man like me/ Right until my voice goes from the shriek to whisper, ‘I am able to’t breathe,’” figuring out which the song’s release came barely per week once the law enforcement killing of George Floyd.Quickly, “Ms. Jackson” … Read More

’s soundtrack mirrors the arrested development of its protagonists, as though Craig’s fictional assortment of new G-Funk and gangsta rap classics (Ice Cube’s “Friday,” Dr. Dre’s “Hold Their Heads Ringin’”) sits 1 rung under his father Willie’s funk and soul vinyls. Sometimes the soundtrack marries The 2 periods—similar to the … Read More