Landlord

The pride of south London goes in hard on his fourth studio album. Arriving with UK grime in notably rude health (cap tip, Kano and Skepta), Landlord sees Nathaniel Thompson join the party by doubling down on his strengths. Namely, laying inventive, bulletproof rhymes over insidious beats. The hazy Stormzy collaboration (“The Blow Back”) is a predictable highlight, while “Whipping Excursion” is a flexing of some serous MC muscle.