With Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) as the stage name and Hotel Diablo as the album title, you may expect something aggressive and devilish and that is also the case on this fourth album by the American rapper. However, there is also room for a more emotional input between all the rough lyrics. For example, MGK in Glass House, together with Naomi Wild, reflects on the loss of artists such as , and from
… . The song Hollywood Whore is also an ode to Linkin Park and contains a sample from the song Numb. There is a pleasant momentum in the album, on which Machine Gun Kelly returns many elements from rock music in addition to hip-hop. So do drummer Travis Barker and the British punk sensation joined on the last song I Think I'm Okay. Of course hip-hop clichés such as drugs also pass by, but MGK knows how to keep his album diverse and dynamic at all times. (JvQ)more
