Released: 2015

Genres: Experimental Hip-Hop, Hardcore Hip-Hop, Conscious Hip-Hop

The Musiquarium’s Communist Slow Jams Review Score: 7.5 out of 10

After releasing music in Japan as Devon Hendryx, Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks is back in the U.S.A. under the moniker JPEGMAFIA, with his debut mixtape Communist Slow Jams.

As the title suggests, the music on Communist Slow Jams is quite chilled-out, with subdued production that provides a spaced-out backdrop for JPEGMAFIA’s fury and ire. JPEGMAFIA is absolutely angry, with lots to say, criticizing everyone from Eric Clapton, Roman Polanski and Tina Fey, to trust-fund kids, culture vultures and hipsters.

In the grand scheme of things, Communist Slow Jams being a mixtape results in it feeling more like a prelude than a major artistic statement, but it’s still a strong starting point for JPEGMAFIA, which showcases his talents as a rapper, lyricist and producer.

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Written by Brett Nippard