He described the album as his version of Dr. Dre’s The Chronic 2001 —a dark, bass-heavy, feature-rich tapestry. The sonic palette shifted from the psychedelic, starry-eyed rock-infused hip-hop of his previous work to a gritty, synth-driven, industrial wall of sound. It was loud, abrasive, and unapologetically experimental.
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