Ill Conscious Drops New Hip-Hop Album, and It’s Absolute Fire

Rapper Ill Conscious’ latest album ‘The Aggregation of Marginal Gains’, entirely produced by Alcynoos and Parental is a no-skip listen

Ill Conscious has been blazing microphones for years, with an undeniable match made in heaven of flow and skill. This continues on his latest release, ‘The Aggregation of Marginal Gains’, a masterful work of rhyme with production from Paris-based beatsmiths Alcynoos and Parental.

Stream Ill Conscious – ‘The Aggregation of Marginal Gains’ (Full Album)

Everything from the phonetic tempo to his cadence is a calculated birth of impressive bars. Throughout its 53-minute runtime of lyrical and instrumental elements lies a chasm of explosive language, akin to an art exhibition.

Review and Verdict

From the get-go, Ill Conscious pushes the red button with hypnotically charged lyrical textures and a heavy delivery of multi-syllabic structures. It’s a fluid construct, both immersive and transportive, evidenced on tracks like Carpe Diem and its lead single Beautiful Mirage featuring JoLy, whose vocals are a stunning contribution.

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In addition, the lyricist’s rhyme schemes are interwoven with a trademark stylistic wordplay. Tracks like Nautcial Lanes with Debonair P and Marginal Gains featuring Snook Da Crook further underline these sentiments, where he and his contemporaries blend anecdotal tales, purist hip-hop, and a finesse that will impress even the most hard-nosed of us.

Ill Conscious ft Snook Da Crook – ‘Marginal Gains‘ (Official Music Video)

It’s more than a pleasant experience; it bridges eras and palates. The rapper’s fortitude braises every track: it’s consistent, artistic, and thematically driven by signature sonics and verbiage. Credit to Alcynoos and Parental who crafted some of the best hip-hop music this year, blending ‘The Aggregation of Marginal Gains’ with multiple genres for an accessible sound profile.

I’ve not heard music like this for some time, let alone in hip-hop; it’s a no-skip canvas and proof that Baltimore’s testing grounds are currently brewing a celestial crop of talented rappers.

Full Tracklist

Fine-Tuning (feat. Soul Intellect) – 00:46
Marginal Gains (feat. Snook Da Crook) – 03:41
Mark 8:36 – 03:23
Beautiful Mirage (feat. JoLy) – 03:29
Amalgamation (feat. Awon & Fresh Daily) – 03:25
Incremental Improvements – 00:43
Carpe Diem – 02:06
Israelites Mist (feat. DJ Grazzhoppa) – 02:33
Fonky Azz (feat. Soul Intellect) – 02:54
Nautical Lanes (feat. Debonair P) – 02:28
Progressive Change – 01:17
Fine-Tuning (Instrumental) – 00:46
Marginal Gains (Instrumental) – 03:41
Mark 8:36 (Instrumental) – 03:23
Beautiful Mirage (Instrumental) – 03:29
Amalgamation (Instrumental) – 03:25
Carpe Diem (Instrumental) – 02:06
Israelites Mist (Instrumental) – 02:33
Fonky Azz (Instrumental) – 02:54
Nautical Lanes (Instrumental) – 02:28
Progressive Change (Instrumental)

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