Serengeti
C.A.R.
Release Date: Jun 26, 2012
Genre(s): Electronic, Rap
Record label: Anticon
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Album Review: C.A.R. by Serengeti
Great, Based on 4 Critics
Based on rating 5/5
Chicago rapper Serengeti has a refreshingly deadpan outlook: "Cold" calls out scrubs in their thirties, "still wearing jerseys." On his latest disc, producers Jel and Odd Nosdam drop furious record scratches and stand-up-bass samples into their thorny, old-school beats, and Serengeti's drawling, pregnant-pause- filled flow is one to remember. Listen to 'C.A.R.': .
Based on rating 7.6/10
Serengeti is a man who likes to wear masks. Earlier this year he donned his favorite disguise for a fourth time on an EP, rapping from the perspective of the titular dumpy Chicago mook named Kenny Dennis who loves brats, the Bears, and the Bulls, and who would kill to spend some time with Brian Dennehy. Serengeti's given name is David Cohn, and he has given multiple interviews in which he says that he likes rapping as Dennis because it's easier to be happy when you're in character.
Based on rating C+
We’re experiencing one of the best years in hip-hop since 2004’s surge of underground artists. We’ve seen masterpieces from El-P, Killer Mike, and Aesop Rock, to name a few, that have all pushed raw and personal hip-hop back to the forefront and past some more highly anticipated (and lauded) mainstream releases. Adding to that list of solid underground releases is Chicago rapper and Anticon labeler Serengeti.
Opinion: Excellent
Chicago’s hip-hop scene has seen better days. Kanye is out tweeting about his hatred for khaki shorts, Common has split his time between having hilarious beefs with Drake and making bizarre cameos in romantic comedies and Happy Feet Two, and Lupe Fiasco is still recovering from Lasers, a glossy, over-produced slice of corporate rap that was lukewarm at best. These days, California and New York have reclaimed the crown from the Windy City (So much for watching the throne), and aside from the wacky antics of Detroit native Danny Brown and all-star Minneapolis collective Doomtree, the Midwest has been pretty dead lately.There’s no better timing, then, for C.A.R., the stellar new LP from Chi-Town rapper Serengeti.
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