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Genesis Owusu – ‘Redstar Wu & The Worldwide Scourge’ review: a maximalist takedown of a world in turmoil

NME·Lisa Wright·20 days ago
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Barely three minutes into ‘Redstar Wu & The Worldwide Scourge’ and Genesis Owusu has already pointed his crosshairs at Elon Musk ( “a fuckin’ weirdo” ), Donald Trump (a “toupee’d totalitarian” ) and Kanye West, whose fans – according to opening track ‘Pirate Radio’ – are “fucking up my homeostasis” . As an opening salvo, backed by claustrophobic, juddering beats and clever references to The Prodigy ’s ‘Breathe’ ( “Psychosemantic, blowin’ out your brain” ), it comes out swinging. But all of that barely scratches the surface of the Australian disruptor’s ambitious if slightly chaotic third studio LP. READ MORE: Genesis Owusu on The Cover : the show-stealing hero banging the drum for musical outsiders Where ARIA-winning 2021 debut ‘Smiling With No Teeth’ and its 2023 follow-up ‘Struggler’ cemented Owusu as an artist with one foot in the rap world and one in the rock mosh, ‘Redstar Wu & The Worldwide Scourge’ attempts to dip a toe into literally everything.…

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