Fans and followers of British spoken-word artist Scroobius Pip and his fine facial fuzz will be aware of the grand expectations surrounding , the first album in five years from Rhode Island rapper B. Dolan. Across the platforms of social media and his free weekly podcast Distraction Pieces, on which Dolan recently appeared, Pip has been championing the follow-up to as practically the next best thing since crack-sprinkled doughnuts. It's high praise indeed for the cunning linguist and his third studio album, for Pip is certainly no slouch himself when it comes to complex lyrical flows.

Known as a socially conscious, thought-provoking rapper, Dolan takes a deliberate half-step back from the stronger social activism and political themes on this self-produced release, focusing more on honing the craft of hip hop and storytelling. That's not to say he has lost his vivid verbal passion or is in search of a message, "If they can't get me a stage, I'm getting up on a chair," he spits as the beat slips away on .