AMG Review of Worst Fears Confirmed

Jason Ankeny
All Music Guide

Vakill's breakthrough sophomore LP hones the dazzling lyrical intelligence and sprawling musical palette of his debut, The Darkest Cloud, to create a lean, mean Chicago hip-hop masterpiece that gives as much as it takes from the city's rich history of black music. Forged from old-school funk and blaxploitation soundtrack samples, Worst Fears Confirmed is both lush and gritty. The Molemen's vivid but nuanced production creates a Technicolor urban fantasia that perfectly complements Vakill's witty, insightful rhymes. Fully emphasizing both halves of the "street-smart" equation, he even calls out rival MCs for celebrating money and violence at the expense of creative vision, exploring the harsh realities of the gangsta lifestyle with uncommon insight and depth.