专辑简介

After rapping with various groups around town for over a decade, veteran Earthworms emcee Mathias finally unleashes his first solo album, Devils, Pirates & Rebels. The mostly soul- and jazz-based production suits Mathias' energetic flow well and provides a great canvas for his superbly crafted multi-syllabic rhymes. Devils fares best when Mathias drops the standard life-as-a-hip-hopper narratives in favor of stranger subject matter, such as the tongue-in-cheek dystopian fantasy of "Science Fiction" or his tribute to punk rock, "Black Boots." Overall though, the album is a strong effort from one of St. Louis' most dependable rappers.

-- Bob McMahon, Riverfront Times