It's Almost Dry in Bloomington, MN

With fourth solo album
It's Almost Dry
,
Pusha T
does what he does best -- deliver larger than life storytelling rhymes about drug dealing and street struggles -- only bigger, better, and more polished to perfection than before. Produced in full by
Kanye West
and
Pharrell Williams
, the beats, sampling style, and arrangement choices of the producers become as elemental to the listening experience as
's razor-sharp bars. Upgrading significantly from 2018's brief and scattered-feeling
Daytona
finds
in the role of the cool, collected, bulletproof rapper, and
Kanye
-produced tracks like "Dreamin' of the Past" and "Rock N' Roll" (both of which he contributes verses to as a featured artist) harken back to his distinctive and sample-heavy style pre-
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
, reshaping other artist's tunes into his own snarling creations.
Williams
' knack for spacious but compelling instrumentals make for other highlights, such as the creeping, minimal "Scrape It Off" featuring
Lil Uzi Vert
Don Toliver
, and the simmering, synth-heavy "Neck & Wrist," which features front and center vocal cameos from
JAY-Z
himself. ~ TiVo Staff