Landlord

The pride of south London goes in hard on his fourth studio album. Arriving with UK grime in notably rude health (cap tip, Kano and Skepta), <i>Landlord</i> sees Nathaniel Thompson join the party by doubling down on his strengths. Namely, laying inventive, bulletproof rhymes over insidious beats. The hazy Stormzy collaboration (“The Blow Back”) is a predictable highlight, while “Whipping Excursion” is a flexing of some serous MC muscle.