Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. When I first listened to Hook's 2019 project Bully, I remember thinking how apt a title it is.
The California rapper's flows — whether sledgehammer blunt or wispy smooth — are all delivered by the coolest mean girl you've ever had the misfortune of being read by: you think that you don't care about what people think until someone like Hook trains her sights on you like a cobra, ready to detach her jaw and let the venom fly.
Read Next: Hook pulls Surf Gang into her orbit for new Selfish EP Of course, this quality isn't the source of Hook's appeal.
What really makes her shine are her experimental tendencies, the kind on display on Castle, her first full-length project in four years.
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