''Thorns'' is a 2008 studio album by American rapper

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Critical reception

Steve Glencross of '' The List'' gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and described it as "a hard-hitting and personal work." Roque Strew of ''

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'' gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, saying, "''Thorns'' proves that Beans can smoothly career between maximalism and minimalism when he's in his element, building on the sci-fi slam poetry heritage he created with High Priest, M. Sayyid, and Earl Blaize."

Track listing

References

External links

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