The Villain I Never Was cover

The Villain I Never Was

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The Ghanaian rapper and singer (or maybe sing-songer) has a taste for that global varietal of pop that united the Latinx soundboard and the global south, with all the bounce and autotune of an American album. He’s broken the tough guy mold a little (“Sad Boys Don’t Fold”) while also mean mugging firmly in the tradition (“Wasteman”).

Sasha Frere-Jones

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