{"product_id":"almighty-so","title":"Almighty So","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on the critical reception to Chief Keef’s pair of self-released 2013 mixtapes—August’s \u003cem\u003eBang, Pt. 2\u003c\/em\u003e and October’s \u003cem\u003eAlmighty So - \u003c\/em\u003eyou’d think the rapper had fallen off as suddenly as he’d gotten on the year before. And to be sure, compared to the catchy, zeitgeist-capturing anthems of Finally Rich—Keef’s 2012 studio debut - \u003cem\u003eAlmighty So\u003c\/em\u003e feels a bit obscure. The album sounds as though Sosa had officially chosen the road less traveled, burrowing deep into occasionally atonal beats and cloaking his bars in thick atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the results of all of that experimentation are fascinating, and history has been kind to Almighty So, which might be Keef’s most influential release, one that finds him pioneering a slurry, intuitive style that sounds perfectly standard today. And a few tracks here are downright essential to his canon, like the riotous “Ape Shit,” which is punctuated by slasher-fic screams, and the perceptive “Self,” on which the rapper asks, “They want that old Sosa—for what, though?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"43 Label","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Opaque Purple","offer_id":56958947721547,"sku":"R3759-2652","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bf409f3b-6d62-b3c4-9652-75e0ff850ab4.jpg?v=1775384167","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/almighty-so","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}