The chart-topping effort was more of the same for the artist: raw and dark, balancing intense bloodletting with the occasional radio-friendly banger.

With production and delivery that still sounded quite similar to Eminem at his most serious, Perception didnt do much to distance NF from comparisons to his predecessor.

Its no secret that Eminem was a major influence: as NF unloads on Know, Ive been doing this since I was just a kid and mama bought me 8 Mile at the movie store.

However, unlike his fellow Michigander, NF continued to deliver breathless and complex rhymes without curses, profanity, or cartoonish exaggeration.

Personal turmoil and trauma continued to fuel his rhymes, with Intro III, Outcast, and Destiny offering some of most aggressive attacks.

Even sonically propulsive tracks like Let You Down, One Hundred, and 10 Feet Down -- while thrilling and mainstream-ready -- played on introspection and existential musings upon closer examination of his lyrics.

For listeners initially attracted to the Christian angle of the rappers earliest releases, Perception took further steps away from that niche, opting for themes that were more universal.

Perception is a heavy and serious listen, but fortunately its never dull, mostly due to the density of NFs continually engrossing lyrics.

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