Lav's Music Corner

Review by Lavender: Jpegmafia is a complicated rapper to follow both artistically and personally. Earlier this year he found himself in hot water, seemingly betraying much of the political righteousness of his early work by cosigning and collaborating with Kanye West. He then doubled down on the controversy with a very poor handling of his interaction with fans on social media. I've also had an up-and-down experience with his music in recent years. After nearly everyone loved his breakthrough album Veteran  in 2018, I seemed to enjoy the follow-up more than most. That switched when Peggy transitioned into his EP  and LP  era where most of his music came off far less exciting to me despite the fact that he continued to rack up critical acclaim. So here we are, fresh off another critical darling with last year's Scaring The Hoes  collaborative album with Danny Brown. What I was looking for most in Peggy's next outing was a continued experimental ambition but one that h...