I feel like I’ve been waiting for this for years, Young Thug
and Future two of this decade's biggest and most influential rappers have been
rumored to be dropping a project and have been serving plenty of IG snippets
and cryptic tweets flaming those rumors for the past few months. The flows here
are diverse and creative which is par for the course with these two, Thug
especially shows off some vocal chops here in songs like Killed Before and Real
Love. The flows here are great and it certainly has more than enough quotable
lyrics (“different color diamonds I’m a peacock”), the tape can feel quite
stale when listening front to back. I feel this is more to blame on production,
rather than on Thug and Future themselves. I think it’s time we get some new
producers working with either of the duo, so we can see what they can really
do. 3/5
I don’t know what to think of Lil Pump, I never really cared
for the proverbial “real hip hop” circle jerk but I’ll be damned if I don’t
find Pump’s music mindless. It’s simple, repetitive, and there’s really not
much to it. No unique flows, wordplay, or even anything particularly
interesting, yet I still find it impossible not to get hype to. The album works
best as a shuffle playlist then as a whole project and sometimes that’s just
what you need some quality mindlessness to escape reality, or maybe even
confront it. Pump might not be around for long, regardless for now I enjoy the
mindlessness. *eskeetit*/5
There would be no Lil Pump if it
weren’t for Smokepurrp, Florida based rapper/producer and Pump’s bff. One can
expect the same type of mindlessness found in “Lil Pump” to be found in
Deadstar and one wouldn’t be wrong. Yet there is something that makes
Smokepurrp and Deadstar seem way ahead of his peers. Purpp has an excellent ear
for production, the beats here bang(BANG!) not only that but Purpp can craft
some very catchy melodies and flows to go with these beats. Smokepurpp is
definitely one of the more talented young rappers to come out of the Soundcloud
scene and I look forward to seeing drop hits in the near future. I’ve heard the
cries of Purpp being a blatant biter, I don’t disagree many of his flows sound
similar to his others. I really don’t care of his similar sounding styles biting
has been prevalent in hip hop since its beginning whether fans want to accept
it or not, regardless I want to see what Smokepurpp does next. 4/5
2017 has brought a plethora of rappers dropping love themed
projects, we’ve had projects from Future, Young Thug, Chief Keef, and now
Thouxanbanfauni. Thouxan, one of my favorite SoundCloud rappers, is one of the
more technically skilled up and comers yet can also drop catchy melodies
without making it feel forced or contrived. The Ex Files is where Thouxan
showcases this, keeping the theme focused on past exes and failed relationships
yet not veering too far into that territory as not to lose the essence of his
core sound. 4/5
2017 seems to be the year of self-titled releases and collab
projects, this time it being 21 Savage, Offset, and producer Metro Booming over
10 tracks. 21 is back with his sleepy-murder flow paired with the deep haunting
productions of Metro Booming, much like last year’s excellent Savage Mode, but
this time with special guest Offset. Keeping this tape at 10 tracks was an
excellent decision, considering the production style makes the tracks blend
into the next. This is what I would call a working man’s trap tape, there is really
nothing to criticize yet there is nothing really fresh or intriguing about it.
3/5
Trippie Redd has been one of the more impressive new artist
this year, his earlier 2017 tape “Love Letter to you” is one of my favorites
this year. It is easy to assume that I’ve been very hyped for this project to
bring me new Trippie bangers. Love Letter to you 2 doesn’t fail to deliver
quality bangers, showcasing Trippie’s catchy melodies in songs like “Bustdown”
and “Today”. This time around though there are a few tracks which have a more
pop sound (Deadman’s Wonderland, Back of My Mind) which aren’t bad, they just
aren’t my favorite tracks. While LLty1 had basically no skippable tracks for
me, I find myself skipping more than 1 song on this project. 3.5/5
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