SATURATION II

The L.A. rap collective’s second album of 2017 is a victory lap for their brand of gonzo boasts and unbridled creativity (or, as they put it on “QUEER,” “Spaceship doing donuts/It’s written I’m the POTUS”). Rage and joy go hand-in-hand on songs like “GUMMY,” a tough-as-nails G-funk bruiser, while “JUNKY” is a harrowing tour of the psyche’s dark side. “SWEET,” though, is an effervescent celebration of being at the top of one’s game, with each rapper twisting his voice up “like licorice” over an effortlessly irresistible beat.

On their second album in as many months, the Los Angeles rap crew stay sleek and cool, but offer more appealing bouts of aggression and swagger.

Two months after the release of Saturation, self-professed Los Angeles boy band Brockhampton delivered the second installment of their 2017 hip-hop trilogy, Saturation II.

Brockhampton - SATURATION II review: JESUS, this is SWEET. Sink your TEETH into it.