Black Ken

Lil B goes back to the ‘80s on this 27-track album full of retro West Coast electro-funk grooves. The thumping drums of “Bad Mf” hark back to L.A.’s World Class Wreckin’ Cru, and the throwback minimalist beat of “Hip Hop” provides the bedrock for a wistful ode to a bygone era of rap. But those well-chosen references never overshadow The BasedGod’s distinctive style, with cuts like the swaggering, squelchy “Go Senorita Go” colored by his trademark wacky humor.

Years of online myth-making have culminated with Lil B’s masterpiece Black Ken, 27 tracks of deep funk and hyphy that finally defines the mercurial Based God.