I’ve been a fan of Homeboy Sandman because his very first album as well as Hallways, his second on the stones throw label, he turns into something higher than the sum of his parts. Over production by Jonwayne, Oh No, Brian Oblivion, as well as numerous others, he keeps a consistent flow on a range of topics ranging from sexcapades to politics to, of course, repping his own skills.
It’s difficult to discuss what makes him so good. His flow is so pure, so matter-of-fact, that it doesn’t noise outstanding on laid-back listen. however listen close. His inflections, his word choices, as well as the method he modifications speed somewhat off the beat provides him a noise unlike anybody else. He’s his own man, a rapper who doesn’t wear his influences heavy however instead pulls together hints of MF Doom, Wu Tang Clan, indie backpackers, laid back jokesters like Basehead, as well as … Himself.
Brilliant.