this album is some top-tier, top-shelf grade AAAA
Outstanding output from everyone involved.
The production from Pres, all the guest verses, the transitions...
and lyrically? woods has won the game and is now playing on GOD MODE

"rap with the cheat code" - billy woods

woods is aging like a fine wine. Each album is unique and special, but this might be his best yet.

harddddd

pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/billy-woods-preservation-aethiopes/amp

SUGAR, MOLASSES, RUM
SUN BLASTED, B******
SON, SOME LAUGHED, SOME SLUMPED AND GASPED AT WHAT WE’D DONE

LMAO I knew it was going to get an 8.0 before I even clicked on it

That's what they always give undeniably great projects that lack Conde Nast appeal

NYNEX has one of the craziest beats I've heard in a minute, incredible atmosphere

Seriously... Haram got a 7.8
Hiding Places 7.7
Terror Management 6.5

He gets good reviews from them, but never a 'Best New Music' badge. Your theory's onto something

I think Pitchfork's ceiling for 90% of hip hop is an 8

Versailles might be my favourite beat of the year so far but this album has like 4 others that could also take that title lol

remorseless so beautiful

I really want to see a Smith + Cross video

smith + cross really my joint… sick closure

Word. Asylum would yield an amazing vid as well

beatsperminute.com/album-review-billy-woods-aethiopes

Woah this Ethiopian sample on the intro is amazing

Bruh wtf opening line is i think my neighbor is mengistu haile mariam
For those who don't know that's the old leader of Ethiopia from 70s to early 90s when it was communist, he fled to zimbabwe and still is there to this day and apparently Billy woods grew up there, had no idea but that's wild lmao

If u fw the asylum beat peep Ethiopian jazz

man billy woods is one of the greatest writers of this generation for the love of good these critics need to STOP F***ING PLAYING WITH THIS S***

open.spotify.com/episode/0q7kh5CfDlKX1V9W30qyG0?si=k4Hk5xe8QceNHAZJJCFQ_Q

billy woods interview