isn't azeem a zit cream?

I haven't been as impressed by an emcee on first listen since Zeroh as I am by Azeem. He's sort of made of similar stuff - maybe a bit more backpacker - Azeem's got a lotta Billy Woods in 'im, a touch of the preacher a la KRS or Monch and I detect both Myka9 and Dudley Perkins influencing his flow. His beats are average and his guests mostly flat out suck but he's able to get away with tons of stuff weaker emcees wouldn't've have at pulling off and still remain smart, funny, straight and heck sometimes even genuinely poetic... al?