Florida-based rapper and producer
Ski Mask the Slump God delivers a striking mixture of the playful and the ominous on his second album. Dominated by short tracks packed with surreal imagery, 2018's
Beware the Book of Eli melds psychedelia with hip-hop, as
Ski Mask drops fast-paced verses that spin tales full of violence, sex, and cartoonish asides.
Beware the Book of Eli was originally posted on SoundCloud in late April 2018 after
Ski Mask asked fans for 40,000 comments on a social media post. However, due to a dispute with his management, the album was taken down in a matter of hours, though an official release quickly followed.
Beware the Book of Eli includes guest appearances from
Rich the Kid,
Offset, and
Ronny J, while
Timbaland was part of the team of producers. ~ Mark Deming