Rae Sremmurd: SremmLife (EarDrummers/Interscope) An album worthy of his singles: Mike WiLL has finally made it. Indeed, he’s just as responsible for SremmLife’s success as the young Tupelo duo who get top billing. More hookmasters than MCs, they’re at their best when it comes to the choruses, but they even manage to get smaller moments stuck in your head—listen to the way Swae Lee turns verse lyric “Poppa bear shit, I’m so grown/Brand new car, I’m so on” into the most memorable moment on the opener. Sure, they underutilize Nicki and overutilize Big Sean. But they deliver, even on songs with “This could be us but you’re playing” and “Somebody come get her, she’s dancin’ like a stripper” as hooks. B+
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