Rapper Valee sets himself apart with a distinctively even-tempered mike approach that favors smooth melodicism and a skillful balance between intricate wordplay and concision. The Chicagoan stirred up interest during the latter half of the 2010s with a series of mixtapes starting with 12:12. Outfitted with laid-back productions granted most frequently by the likes of RioMac, ChaseTheMoney, and Troy P, Valee's rhymes soon found a larger platform through Kanye West, whose GOOD Music issued the EPs GOOD Job, You Found Me (2018) and Runnin' Rich (2019), along with an intermediate ...