Yet when he gets too lofty, like on the Big K.R.I.T.-assisted ‘Wake up, sheeple’ anthem “Forbidden Knowledge” his subtle charisma is masked. There, he demonstrates a knack for wordplay and storytelling that suits his understated delivery. There are plenty of bright spots, like the graceful autotune of “CPU” and the ending of “Devil’s Whisper,” which features a frenetic jumble of synths and drums as well as some of the best pure rapping Raury has given us in his brief career. On All We Need, Raury is at his best when he makes his hip-hop influences plainer on tracks like “Woodcrest Manor II” and “Trap Tears.” Elsewhere, the 19 year-old artist sometimes gets drowned out by the weightiness of the themes he’s wrestling.
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