When all is still
Rachael McShane
Emneord
Anmeldelser (2)
Pitchfork
d. 9. nov. 2018
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Sheldon Pearce
d. 9. nov. 2018
"If nothing else, Poison is a shrine to the art of producing. Swizz's fingerprints are all over it and the rappers who serve under him here are better for having felt his influence. At a lean 32 minutes, the album is nearly filler free and full of well-executed teamwork. No one will be adding Swizz Beatz to the pantheon of all-time rapper-producers anytime soon, but that's not the point. In stark contrast to One Man Band Man, the album is not in service of Swizz, or some misguided solo rap aspirations, but in service of elevating others and realizing the power of collaboration".
XXL
d. 5. nov. 2018
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Luke Fox
d. 5. nov. 2018
"After an 11-year sabbatical from the producer-as-flagship-artist game, who knew we needed another Swizz Beatz album in 2018 so bad? Poison-the veteran super-producer and distinguishable hypeman's first solo LP since 2007's lukewarm One Man Band-soars past all expectations. Not only is the project a worthy addition to Swizz's extensive catalog, which stretches back to his hit-churning East Coast keyboard creations of the late '90s, it's quite frankly one of the tightest rap releases of the year ... All told, Poison is the kind of rapid and arresting aural assault we get blessed with when an artist actually adheres to the old GZA adage: "Make it half short and twice strong."".
Vurdering 4/5.