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
Pusha T's razor-sharp bars. Upgrading significantly from 2018's brief and scattered-feeling
Daytona,
It's Almost Dry finds
Pusha T 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 and
Don Toliver, and the simmering, synth-heavy "Neck & Wrist," which features front and center vocal cameos from
JAY-Z and
Williams himself. ~ TiVo Staff