![]() ![]() And on “Celsius,” as N.O.S examines a life of pain, money, and solitude, Ademo ponders staring into the abyss like Anakin Skywalker, his voice heavily tweaked with Auto-Tune. The title track (which translates to 'two brothers”) is both an expression of their fraternal solidarity and a reminiscence of their humble beginnings in a world beyond comprehension, only they can understand one another. ![]() On “Blanka,' they rap about fear, regret, and existential angst over airy synths and a slo-mo trap beat. PNL's fourth album keeps in that lane, with syrupy, melodic atmospheres buffeting their lyrically (and vocally) complex tracks. ![]() Somewhere in that cognitive leap between street life and Star Wars lies the beauty of PNL-it’s hip-hop for intense head trips. (They were set to play Coachella in 2017 until Ademo was refused a visa.) But while rhymes about dope, sex, and just trying to get by have been MCs N.O.S and Ademo's stock-in-trade, it’s their vulnerability that’s made the French Algerian brothers one of the country's biggest-selling acts-and one of its most promising exports to the English-speaking world. Since the duo debuted in 2014, they’ve been perfecting that vibe: a mix of gritty, street-level realism and warped, fever-dream surrealism. Beyoncé and JAY-Z might've shot a video at the Louvre, but French cloud rappers PNL did them one better: In the clip for Deux frères’ opening track, “Au DD,” they turned the top of the Eiffel Tower into a drug den. ![]()
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