Sabaand No ID are two legends of Chicago hip-hop, from two different generations.
Private Collectionis a labor of love for both artists relaxed in the grooves, spiritual in the rhymes.
Its a an experimental masterpiece where old school meets next school, with both artists rising to the challenge.
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He stands tall in the cerebral Chicago rap scene, like his Ghetto Sage comrades Smino and NoName.
He also mentored the young Kanye West in deep-soul production.
Hes remained a force right up to modern gems like Jay-Zs4:44, BeyoncesCowboy Carter, and Vince StaplesSummertime 06.
But hes never been one to stay still.
Other voices here include Jordan Ward, Frsh Waters, Obi, Madison McFerrin, and more.
(Musics our common interest, we rambling about Kendrick and Kid Cudi.)
Music is the only place they can feel safe enough to dream out loud.
(Grief is such a wild concept, hetold Rolling Stonein 2022.
It feels like talking about aliens or something.)
Wake and think on what you grateful for, Saba says toward the end.
Well, today I woke up, and I aint in a coma.
Yet he soars in Westside Bound Pt.
4, the latest chapter in his long-running album-by-album love letter to his hometown.
Its like Saba says: when you hear the sound, its about to go down.
