Black Lung

Krum

2021

Harry Krum dropped one of the best releases of 2021 with this thematic album Black Lung.  The emcee/producer teams up with nineteen other rappers featured over seventeen different tracks, all within the tight runtime of thirty minutes. Krum’s production is phenomenal, a throwback to soulful boom-bap and dope sampling. Krum said this along with the album’s release: 

“Black Lung is a serious illness. It occurs from continued underground exposure where dust is inhaled. Over time, continued exposure to dust causes scarring in the lungs, impairing one’s ability to breathe. Considered an occupational illness, it is most common among those working under the Earth’s surface.”