On this album he shows a consolidation of his previous work all while holding down his title as one of music’s most original producers. And it’s only fitting, then, that Casino’s most famous beat spawned the title of his debut album, 32 Levels.

Built around a sample of Imogen Heap’s “Just For Now”, frequent and hard-hitting bass complements Lil B’s koans (Heap’s harmonizing as Lil B says “Sorry for the cuss words / Fuck that, curse more” is an exemplar instance of cloud rap’s potential) and is as enjoyable to listen to as an instrumental as it is with the based musings. But competing with Luger’s productions for the most imitators has to be Clams Casino’s “I’m God”, the song that for many changed their view of Lil B from an internet curio to an artist worth exploring. There’s “I Don’t Like” from Young Chop and the one-two punch of Lex Luger’s “B.M.F.” and “Hard in da Paint”, and Willie B’s “Rigamortus” presaged the jazzy brilliance of To Pimp a Butterfly. You can count on one hand the most influential beats of the 2010s.

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