Minneapolis indie hip-hoppers Atmosphere, also known as rapper Slug and producer Ant, make overeducated nerd rap: self-loathing, navel-gazing and occasionally hilarious. The grooves are dusty and tasteful, and Slug's words are those of a smart ...more
Neumu
Midwest hip-hop trio Atmosphere have been saddled with an unfortunate title: emo-rap. Atmosphere's mouthpiece, Slug, is prone to writing odes to his broken heart, so the title isn't exactly unwarranted. He's spent entire albums lamenting a ...more
Pitch Fork Media
Rap, like all genres, thrives on the versatility of its artists, each artist falling into certain niches and expanding within their own perimeters. There are those who rap about rapping, those who ponder the meaning of life, and those who pontificate ...more
Pitchfork
The subject matter here is repetitive, pseudo-intellectual pandering runs rampant, pointless skits and mid-song dialogue sessions interrupt the flow, and most importantly, wasted beats fall at the hands of Slug's newfound penchant for verse-long tracks ...more
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