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Krept & Konan: Young Kingz II review – filthy and poignant in equal measure
The south London rappers’ frankness and sharp wordplay puts their rivals to shame on studio album No 4
This is a sort-of sequel to their legend-minting 2013 mixtape Young Kingz, although II ’s luxury beats and plutocrat obsessions are some distance from its gritty, grimy vibe. Their Crepes & Cones restaurant has closed but they’ve recently set up a foundation for at-risk kids, a mental health charity and Saveways, Britain’s largest supermarket for black and Asian communities. Krept’s Nala’s Song(to his daughter) and Konan’s Delroy’s Son(for his late dad) are twin emotional peaks in the album’s middle; elsewhere, their flair for memorable metaphors and parochial references remains undimmed.
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