“Smino’s default rapping style is tipsy: smooth, relaxed, unafraid to take risks, forever perched atop the pleasure plateau. The production on his new album, Noir, underscores this mentality, with an array of slinky, tactile beats that complement his unconventional wordplay. Yet he swerves hard to the left on the highlight “KRUSHED ICE,” a track all about the women apparently hurling themselves at ”
