My favourite album: Cannibal Ox – The Cold Vein

Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Dan Hancox praises Cannibal Ox's chilling rap masterpieceFrom its opening announcement ("It's a cold world out there ...") to its last breath, Cannibal Ox's only proper album genuinely chills the blood. A constant, captivating struggle between the sinister, weary realism of the duo's gritty New York City streets, and high-flown psychedelic allegories, the me...

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