Album Review: Adrian Younge & Ghostface Killah - Twelve Reasons To Die II

On the heels of his lauded collab with BadBadNotGood earlier this year, Ghostface Killah’s relentless work ethic and widescreen vision now delivers the sequel to his acclaimed 2013 project with producer Adrian Younge.

Another cinematic concept album, Twelve Reasons To Die II again combines hyper-visual ‘70s crime-sploitation, Mafioso, eye-for-an-eye retribution and supernatural schlock over Younge’s trademark raw, tense, live instrumental backdrops. RZA narrates the story, while Lyrics Born is amongst an interesting guest list. An imaginative hip hop album, with lyrical content neither superfluous nor redundant; a rare, and welcome, alternative.