Humble Beast

Editors’ Notes After a run of stunning mixtapes, G Herbo’s debut studio album lives up to the hype his past work built, bringing to life the nuances of hood danger. The contrasts alone are part of the story: Opening track “Street” uses swelling church organs to complement Herbo’s gritty rhymes, and a Marvin Gaye sample backs Herbo’s gravelly delivery on the cautionary narrative “Malcolm.” Triumphant horns echo and orchestral stabs mark a siren’s cadence behind the dark and somber “Red Snow.”