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Overall Rating and Impression: 9/10

DiCaprio 2 is J.I.D’s sophomore studio album, following March 2017’s The Never Story. It is also the sequel to his January 2015 EP DiCaprio. Both projects are named after Leonardo DiCaprio, who J.I.D has frequently indicated is his favorite actor.

J.I.D first subtly announced the album’s title in late March 2018. He would continue to tease the album throughout the year, but the album had a number of setbacks.

Overall I was very impressed with this album. The different flows and styles that are showcased across this album show just how versatile JID is as an artist. I really enjoyed all of the songs on this album, and thought the features that were showcased worked very well for the tracks. I thought the introduction track was very cool due to how different it is from other things I’ve heard, I could tell I was in for a creative project after hearing it. I wasn’t disappointed going forward with those expectations at all since JID really delivered. While I usually prefer one coherent story being told across multiple tracks, all of them being one offs and their own thing worked very well for the album. The production was impressive, but JIDs unique flow was even more so. This album is all over the place in the best way possible.

Personal Ranking:

1. Off Da Zoinkies
2. Off Deez (With J. Cole)
3. Slick Talk
4. Skrawberries (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid)
5. Workin Out
6. Hasta Luego
7. 151 Rum
8. Westbrook (With A$AP Ferg)
9. Just da Other Day
10. Despacito Too
11. Hot Box (feat. Method Man & Joey Bada$$)
12. Tiiied (Feat 6LACK & Ella Mai)
13. Mounted Up
14. Frequency Changes

Standout Tracks/Adding to Playlist:

• Off Da Zoinkies 
• Off Deez
• Skrawberries

Frequency Changes is the intro to the album, and features someone flipping through channels on their TV. All of these channels have comical audio which I thought was very creative. Looking further into it a possible explanation of the track is setting the album up as having each track be its own individual story, or channel. I thought this was very clever if true, and that it’s a great intro. 

Slick Talk is the first real song on the album and is about being better than other rappers. JID is very dominant in this assertion by saying “when I’m done please know I was tryna diss y’all”. My first impression of JID from this track is that I already like him, and he has a unique voice and flow. This song had a beat switch pretty early on which I also enjoyed, I’m always a fan of beat switches and flow switches. 

Westbrook has a harder instrumental than the previous track and continues to assert JIDs dominance in the rap game and staying true to old friends. I thought this song had great word play, and enjoyed the feature from ASAP Ferg.

Off Deez is the next track, and showcases an impressive flow from both JID and J. Cole. I loved the song and the feature, JID and Cole make a great duo. I liked the message which was about not giving in to people who tell them to be a certain way or so certain things, they just do their own thing.

151 Rum also has impressive and fast flow which seems to be a hallmark of JID. I enjoyed the instrumental and thought the rhyme scheme was really unique when combined with his flow, very different from other things I’ve heard. 

Off Da Zoinkies is my favorite song in the album and begins with a chillpiano instrumental. Contrary to how a lot of artists talk about drugs, this song is about laying off of drugs and wanting his friends to clean up their act. The instrumental progressively gets more and more intense as the song goes on which I loved. Overall I thought this track was amazing.

Workin Out is a more low key song and starts with a melodic intro with soft piano. This song is about not being happy where his life is at despite his success, which I thought was a good message to share since it shows success doesn’t always bring ultimate happiness. The outro is comical and had me laughing which I enjoyed.

Tiiied is another low key song about being unhappy with a relationship. We hear both JIDs side of this, as well as the woman’s perspective from Ella Mais. I thought it was cool artistically to show both sides of the story, and reveal just how messy this relationship is. It’s a sadder song, but I liked the emotion that was put into it.

Skrawberries is another one of my favorite songs on the album. It has a violin and trumpet in the instrumental which I thought worked nicely. I enjoyed BJ on the hook, and thought the song had some good punch lines. It highlights more struggles with relationships which is similar to the previous song. I loved the production on the track, it seemed really professional and well done. 

Hot Box is kind of the opposite of Off Da Zoinkies since it’s about weed and specially about hot boxing. I liked the piano instrumental, and thought method man fit well on the track. The second feature on the track, Joey Bada$$ also fit very well. I thought this trio made for a great collaboration. 

Mounted Up was my least favorite song on the album, I just wasn’t a fan of the instrumental. It was too stuttery for my liking, it left me hoping for a beat switch somewhere in the song. Despite that I liked the second verse and the flow JID brought. The song had a few different flows which shows how versatile he is, and I can really see how talented JID is as an artist. 

Just da Other Day is a song about how JID was broke just the other day, and his newfound success. I liked the second verse on this song better than the first but enjoyed it overall. Like other songs, this one showcases impressive word play. The production on this track really shines as well, all the songs on this album are really well done. 

Despacito Too is the final song on the album (not including the bonus). I really liked the flow on this song which features a lot of crossing the bar. The third verse was my favorite on this song. I liked the message that was somewhat similar to Off Deez since it’s about being whatever he wants to be and not caring what other people think. 

Hasta Luego is a bonus track, and is about saying goodbye to his old life in Atlanta and his life before success. I liked this song and thought it was a good closing to the album. This song reminded me of the impressive word play and versatile flows that JID brings to the table, and left me very impressed overall with the project I’d just listened to.

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Overall Rating and Impression: 9/10

Personal Ranking:

1. BLACK METAL TERRORIST | 13 M T
2. CASH MANIAC | CAZH MAN1AC [FEAT: NYYJERYA]
3. SIRENS | Z1RENZ [FEAT: JID]
4. SWITCH IT UP | ZWITCH 1T UP
5. CLOUT COBAIN | CLOUT CO13A1N
6. VENGEANCE | VENGEANCE [FEAT: JPEGMAFIA, ZILLAKAMI]
7. PERCS | PERCZ
8. BLACK BALLOONS | 13LACK 13ALLOONZ [FEAT: TWELVE’LEN, GOLDLINK]
9. TABOO | TA13OO
10. SUPER SAIYAN SUPERMAN | ZUPER ZA1YAN ZUPERMAN
11. SUMO | ZUMO
12. THE BLACKEST BALLOON | THE 13LACKEZT 13ALLOON
13. MAD I GOT IT | MAD 1 GOT 1T

Standout Tracks/Adding to Playlist:

• Black Metal Terrorist
• Cash Maniac
• Sirens
• Switch It Up

TA13OO is Denzel’s critically acclaimed third studio album, released on July 27, 2018. Upon release, the album debuted at #28 on Billboard 200, making it his first entry on the chart.

The album is also split into 3 acts:

– Light: The Beginning(released on July 25th, 2018)

– Gray: The Middle(released on July 26th, 2018)

– Dark: The End(released on July 27th, 2018, completing the album)

Each previously-released single represents one of the album’s acts, as “SUMO | ZUMO” represents Light, “CLOUT COBAIN | CLOUT CO13A1N” represents Gray, and “PERCS | PERCZ” represents Dark, which come together cohesively to form TA13OO.

Across the three sections of TA13OO, Denzel explores “taboo” topics including molestation, the presidential election, fame, hatred, paranoia, revenge, love, the current state of music and personal tales of his own near-death experiences.

This is my first album I’ve listened to by Denzel Curry and I was blown away. I was very impressed by the diversity on this album sonically and creatively. Having three distinct sections that fit together so well was a great listening experience. The topics Denzel talks about are raw and real, and are packed full of emotion. I’m not usually a fan of more aggressive music, but the topics Denzel talked about in his songs were so raw and gritty that I found it thoroughly enjoyable. There wasn’t a single song that I didn’t enjoy, and more than a few that I’m going to be adding to my playlist. I look forward to future Denzel Curry projects, and also look forward to checking out his other works to see what he’s created. Having multiple egos and personalities makes Denzel an especially interesting artist, so his discography is something I need to dive into. 

Taboo serves as the intro to the album, and introduced the listener to the more chilled and relaxed portion of the album. It opens with soothing vocals and instrumental, but Denzel talks about heavy topics in this track. He talks about molestation of a friend and growing up with them, being a shoulder to cry on and general support. He also talks about the decisions we all need to make, and introduces the idea of oppression of the black community and how the paths that are setup to go down often lead to failure. 

Black balloons is the second song of the lighter portion of the album. This song talks about the pain and darkness that’s in Denzel’s life. This track features GoldLink who talks about similar pain and darkness. The black balloon in the title represents this pain, and now it surrounds him and he wishes for it to float by so it’ll stop. The song has a spoken word outro voices by one of Denzel’s alternate egos Denny Cascade. He asks what Denzel is trying to hide, which is a theme across the album where Denzel explores many different taboos.  

Cash maniac marks the last lighter song on this album, and is about what the title would imply, money. This is a celebratory song about making it in the world, and his newfound money, wealth, and success. 

Sumo is the first song on the album that gets darker. This is a harder track that is also about having money, and how his pockets are so far with money that they’re sumo. There’s lots of name drops on this song that are paired with his angry flow in the punchlines. This track introduces the idea that he’s somewhat suspicious about the new people around him, and that they’re only with him due to his money and success.

Super Saiyan Superman is a track that represents how Denzel has transformed into something unstoppable. His fast flow and lyrics embody this idea.  

Switch It Up is a song about being bipolar and the struggles that come with that. Denzel’s new found money attracts new fake people and women who he doesn’t know if he can trust. He says that they only know Denzel Curry, but they don’t know Denzel. That shows that the people around him now are only there because of the fame, and don’t really know about who he is as a person. 

Mad I Got It is a more melodic song that’s about jealousy. This has similar tropes to Clout Cobain in the sense that people are mad at the success he’s achieved. He talks about about how women only want to fuck bin for the fame in the main part of the song further showing the fake people around him. There’s a beat switch at end where the topic completely changes to social injustice with the government and the topic of oppression. This is the main topic of the next song, Sirens. 

Sirens is the most political song on this album and is about poor treatment of the black community by the police, and how the government is corrupt. This track features JID who’s verse is about loyalty. Stylistically and sonically the verse is very interesting since the inflections make it sounds like the entire track is a breathing and living being. The last lines of the verse parody the national anthem and instead add punch lines to talk about police brutality and how contradictory the actual lyrics are to what’s going on in society. 

Clout Cobain is about people that hate on Denzel’s success and want him to fail, or in extreme cases commit suicide such as Kurt Cobain did. He talks about how he just wants to do his own thing, but people hate on anyone that’s different. Denzel uses a lot of word play in this song, and further talks about how he can’t trust anyone in his life now since he doesn’t know their true motives. In the music video for this song, the black balloon from the previous track of the same name pops when he shoots himself in the head.  This symbolizes all the pain being gone as soon as he dies. This is pretty grim, but I like how raw and gritty this song is.

The Blackest Balloon transitions the album into its darkest phase, which is quite different from how the project started. It begins with a  deep bass intro, and features a harder flow and instrumental. This track about family issues and again references the black balloon. Put in context, the blackest balloon and most pain that Denzel has comes from family issues. This makes sense as his brother was a victim of police brutality which led to his untimely death. 

Percs continues the dark and heavy tome the previous track set, and is about being different and not needing drugs like all the new school rappers seem to talk about. Denzel says that “eight years in the game and I never rode a wave” which further shows his lack of conformity and purely being himself. The song ends with a voice saying “finish him Zel” which could both me a reference to a Mortal Kombat finisher, and to the final track Black Metal Terrorist which features the same phrase. 

Vengeance showcases different flows and the want for revenge for pain that’s been caused. This song is very different from the angrier flow that the listener has grown accustomed to in the third part of the album, but still touches on the darker ideas of death and wanting revenge. The outro is strangely bright and vibrant featuring airy vocals. 

Black Metal Terrorist is led into from vengeance outro and repeats the phrase from Percs, “finish him Zel”. This song is about being dominant in the rap game despite what everyone else thinks they need to be in order to be successful. This song is similar to Super Saiyan Superman in the sense that it’s about dominance and being unstoppable. Denzel talks about suicide on this track in a way that makes it clear he’s not afraid of death, but it’s not done in a somber sense, it’s much more defiant. It brings the album to a close with a bang, that’s for sure. 

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Overall Rating and Impression: 9/10

Rodeo is Travi$ Scott’s highly anticipated debut studio album releasing under labels Grand Hustleand Epic. The album was released on September 4th 2015. Travis Scott tweeted that Rodeo has been certified as RIAA gold as of October 2016. The album was certified platinum on May 22nd 2017. 

This is the first Travis Scott project I’ve reviewed, and I was blown away by how refined and professional this album sounded. It had a coherent story present throughout that I enjoyed following, and it was interesting to hear about the rodeo that is Travis Scott’s life. It was interesting hearing about his life before success, and the ways which he struggles with his newfound fame and stardom. I had this album suggested to me many times, and I can see why. I found this project very impressive sonically, and the way that the story was crafted is done very well. I can’t wait to review more Travis projects in the future 

I went a bit deeper with my reviews of each tracks and what I interpreted this album to mean in my blog. 

You can find the full review in the link in my bio, it’s sadly too much to fit here!

Personal Ranking:

1. Pray 4 Love
2. Oh my dis side 
3. I Can Tell
4. Antidote
5. 90210
6. Apple Pie
7. 3500
8. Maria I’m Drunk
9. Nightcrawler
10. Piss On Your Grave 
11. Pornography
12. Wasted
13. Flying High
14. Impossible 
15. Ok Alright
16. Never Catch Me

Please note that I put that bonus tracks at the bottom since they aren’t part of the original project

Standout Tracks/Adding to Playlist: 

• Oh My Dis Side
• 90210
• Apple Pie
• I Can Tell

Pornography kicks off the album, and begins with a spoken intro by T.I. in which the listener is given the outline and basic story of what this album is going to be about- the journey of Travis Scott and becoming Travis Scott.  The breathy lyrics that come in after the spoken introduction are about the high that’s created by success, and the feeling of coming down. This is the first taste of what turns into a central theme across the album which is Scotts struggle with the new life he lives after becoming successful. 

Oh my dis side is the first of three tracks on this album that are broken into two parts, which is a creative aspect I haven’t seen much before. On this song it’s broken into the “oh my” and “dis side” sections. “Oh my”, which is the first half, is about the come up and his life leading up to success. “Dis side” is about his life after success and making it, and is reminiscent of where he’s come from. He talks about getting out of the city by any means, and Quavo’s verse is about the same thing. 

3500 is a nearly 8 minute long song about money, drugs, and true friends. There’s a distinction in Future’s verse about the drugs that they’re doing in how the money gives him options to do drugs, and that he’s not addicted. I thought this was an interesting bar and insight. Largely this song is about the newfound success that Travis enjoys now.

Wasted is a song about what the title would imply, getting wasted and becoming numb from drugs. This song features a lot of word play from Juicy J about his sex life which goes into explicit detail. This song is an introduction to Travis’s party life, which is talked about a lot on this album. T.I. Is also featured again in a spoken word portion in which he talks about leaving home and the risks that have to be taken for success.

90210 is led straight into from the previous track, and has somewhat raspy and scratchy vocals from Travis. I interpret this as still being wasted and numb from the previous song. This song talks about his transition from Houston to Beverly Hills, or 90210. This is another song that is split into two halves, in which the second he elaborates more on making it and being successful now.

Pray 4 Love feels like the come down after wasted and 90210. The somber tone is indicative of how although he’s enjoying his new party centric life, he’s somewhat regretful and knows he can’t take this life 24/7. Travis explicit talks about his life before becoming his persona Travis Scott in this song which seems rather reminiscent of his past life of just being himself.

Nightcrawler is the track where I truly got a feeling of what the “rodeo” is that Travis is describing in the title. In this song he’s back to his life of partying, models, and drugs. He’s back to the life he wasn’t sure he wanted in the previous song, and it almost feels like he’s trapped in a cycle of being unsure about himself and what he wants to be.

Piss on your grave is a very in your face song that feels like Scott has made up his mind a bit more on what he wants. The track begins with a guitar solo, and a verse by Kanye about pissing on the graves of executives. Taken into context, this song feels like resentment towards the people that Travis is now surrounded by in the industry now that he’s made it out of Houston.

Antidote talks more about the drug culture in the hills, and snaps the listener right back into the party life. Travis is right back to fucking hoes and doing drugs. The lyric “in the hills is all we know” makes it seem like he’s using weed as an “antidote” to his problems and confusion about what he wants to be, and it makes him seem sure that he wants this new life and now why he had back in Houston.

Impossible is another abrupt change, further showing just how much of a rodeo his life is. This song sounds somewhat depressed and is about how he can’t be with the same girl all the time due to fame and moving around. It seems the girl doesn’t love him back in the same way and he either feels he wish he could escape or make him be loved back. Taken into context this may not actually be about a girl per se, but personifying something such as his new life and how he’s struggling to feel 100% about it. 

Maria I’m drunk is the third song split into two parts, “Maria” and “I’m drunk”. The track gets distorted as it goes into the second part and the listener is yet again back to the party life. This track sounds somewhat depressed like the previous one, yet at this point it feels like Travis has finally accepted his life and his decision feels final based on the overall tone.

Flying High is an abrupt transition from the previously depressed track and has a very energetic intro. This song is about getting high as the title suggests. I enjoyed bridge from Toro Y Moi, his voice hits surprisingly well on this track even though it’s very different from Travis. This song ends with Travis and Toro repeating same verse after each other over a melodic piano and synthesizer mix which I loved. 

I Can Tell talks more about his life before fame and the stories he can tell. I wish it was longer since I like hearing about this side of Travis after hearing about his party life for most of the album. It’s interesting to hear where he came from and the struggles his been through. 

Apple Pie is the outro to album which brings everything full circle. In this song he talks about wanting to be left alone after making it since people are attracted to his success and are fake. He talks about how he needs to do his own thing now/being away from home is what he needs. That explains why he’s embraced his own life and party scene and it finally feels he’s come to grips with his decision. This is where the title is explicit explained by T.I. in his final spoken word piece and reveals the rodeo is about maintaining his new life as Travis Scott- Playli

Ok Alright is the first bonus track, and the final track separated into two parts “ok” and “alright”. This is another long song coming in at 7 minutes. Although it’s a bonus track, it tells more about his early childhood and questioning if things will be alright. If it were part of the original album, I’d take this as Travis reverting back to questioning if he truly has what he wants in life. SZAs verse talks again about how he’s made it to the top and achieved superstardom. 

Never Catch Me contradicts the thoughts in the previous song, and if there was any doubt left in Travis’s mind before it’s completely gone now. This song is about not falling off, maintaining fame. and being sure to have success no matter what. 

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Overall Rating and Impression: 6.5/10

STOKELEY is Ski Mask the Slump God’s eponymous debut studio album and the follow-up to his April 2018 mixtape BEWARE THE BOOK OF ELI. The album boasts features from Lil Yachty, Juice WRLD, Lil Baby, and Austin Lam. Young Thug was listed on the initial tracklist, but he was not included in the final product. Production on the album is handled by Natra Average, Kenny Beats, OG Parker, and more.

Overall I found this project to be a mixed bag in terms of flows, instrumentals, and the general vibe. Most songs are full of over the top punchlines that had my audibly laughing, but lacked depth and substance for the most part. I may have to listen to it more to derive a deeper message, but for now what I got out of it was mostly turn up tracks, which isn’t a bad thing. 

Ski Mask’s flows vary from track to track making him very versatile as an artist, it was very interesting to hear the stylistic difference between tracks that are light and airy such as So High and Save Me Pt 2, and tracks such as LA LA and Nuketown. The tracks I liked the most were the ones that were more laid back, or didn’t prominently feature loud, yelling vocals. However, it seems that this is a big part of Ski’s flow, so I can’t knock him for that. He’s very different than other artists I’ve heard, so it was nice to hear this project in full and see all he had to offer. All in all I enjoyed his music, but some of the tracks just aren’t for me. I can appreciate turn up tracks that are for fun, but it’s not quite my style. I may revise Ski Mask The Slump God in the future though so see how he’s developed as an artist. Thank you again to @siribeats for suggesting this project!

Personal Ranking:

1. Nuketown 
2. Reborn To Rebel
3. Faucet Failure
4. Foot Fungus
5. So high
6. Save Me Pt 2
7. Far Gone
8. Get Geeked
9. Cat Piss
10. Unbothered
11. U and I
12. Adults Swim
13. LA LA

Standout Tracks/Adding to Playlist:

• Nuketown
• Reborn to Rebel
• Faucet Failure

Let me know what you think I got wrong, and your ideas below! I’d love to have a conversation about this and hear your opinion

So High is a chilled track with very melodic vocals. This song serves as the introduction to the album, and is very different stylistically from most of the other songs. As the title suggests, this track reflects and gives off the mood of being high and zoned out. I personally found this to be one of the more enjoyable songs on the album due to the simplicity, yet solidness it has.

Nuketown is a near polar opposite of so high, and introduces the listener to what is a more common flow and rhythm of a Ski Mask song. The flow is very energetic and somewhat stuttery, which is interesting to listen to. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the hook which while energetic, is also loud to the point that it peaks the mic and creates scratchy audio. I’m not sure if this is done on purpose, but I wasn’t a fan of it. It has a somewhat angry and pissed odd vibe overall which normally I wouldn’t be a fan of, but I feel like it’s executed really well on this song. Juice wrld makes a nice addition to this track and helps make the track standout to me. 

Foot Fungus shows yet another style which combines a harder instrumental with a softer flow. This track felt fun, but had me wanting more lyrically. The lyrics were pretty basic, but overall made for a good turn up song. This is in the upper half ratings for the album for me since it provides a mixture of instrumental and flows that I found enjoyable. 

LA LA is hands down my least favorite song on this album. Immediately I felt like my head was vibrating from the instrumental in a bad way. There’s ways to do that right, but I feel like this was done aggressively and didn’t have many redeeming factors. This song features a very loud, yelling flow that I’m not a fan of. The yelling works on Nuketown, but I feel like it really wasn’t doing it for me on this track. For this reason it was my least favorite on this project. 

Unbothered felt like another basic song that had a turn up vibe. This track was full of punchlines that had me laughing similar to a few other songs on this album. Again I was left wanting more from this song since it seemed to lack depth, but was overall enjoyable. 

Save me pt 2 is another laid back track that had a similar vibe to the intro song So High. This is the type of vibe I enjoy, so I liked this song. Austin Lam has a very different style than Ski, so this was an interesting collaboration to hear. Overall this track worked for me, and I place it in the upper half ranking wise for the album. This is the type of song that I’d like to hear more of from Ski, which I’m sure he’ll provide in the future since his styles are vary greatly. 

Adults swim is another short song that features basic lyricism which turns it into another turn up song. The instrumental is hard, but I still found the song coming up short and rather lacking. 

Far Gone has a somewhat softer flow than other tracks which I enjoyed. The feature from Lil Baby seemed to fit well, his flow and style was perfect for this track. This song had one of my favorite hooks from the album as well, it had the kind of repetition that is done well in my opinion.

Get Geeked is another short turn up song that feels somewhat like a throwaway. I wasn’t the biggest fan of this track. It features the prominent stutter flow that is in other songs, and overall feels rather average to me.

Reborn to Rebel is one of my favorite songs on the album, especially message wise. This was one that as soon as I finished listening to it, I knew I had to add it to my playlist. Simply being more message oriented and not focused on punchlines and silly throwaway bars made this song stand out to me. I wish it was longer so Ski Mask could develop his message more, but overall one of my favorite songs on the album.

Faucet Failure is another turn up song that is done very well in my opinion. I found the hook enjoyable, and the flow entertaining. This was another song I knew I had to add to my playlist as soon as I heard it. It encapsulates what I wish more of the songs on this album were like since it’s a turn up song like many others, but something about it just feels more natural and fun. It’s not too repetitive and isn’t too short like some others. The flow on this song is one of my favorites used on the album. 

U and I reminded me of how versatile Ski can be after the past few tracks in this album were more fun and turn up oriented. I liked the somewhat softer flow, but found it ended too soon as this track is rather short. In this way again it felt lacking, as if the ideas were all there but it just needed to be developed more. 

Cat Piss closes the album with the fun turn up style that most of the album came out to be. I found it to be an amusing song, and thought the Lil Yachty feature was a great choice. All the features on this album worked very well and definitely enchanted the tracks. I wasn’t sure if the title was a reference to the South Park episode where Kenny gets addicted to cat piss, or if it was referring to something else, but I found it amusing nonetheless.

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Overall Rating and Impression: 7.5/10

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is Logic’s sixth studio album, and his second release of 2019. This project dives into digital culture and how different aspects of social media affect mental health.

Overall this album felt very coherent, and had my body moving during most tracks. I found the second half of the album to have more of the aforementioned tracks, while the first half felt richer in message. However, the message of memorial health and social media was clear throughout. 

I wasn’t a big fan of the reverb used in some of the tracks where you can hear the vocals constantly repeated in back. I found this distracting on some tracks, but not to the extent that it lessened the message and vibe of the song. 

Personal Ranking:

1. Homicide
2. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
3. Lost In Translation
4. Keanu Reeves
5. Mama/Show Love
6. Don’t Be Afraid To Be Different
7. Icy
8. COMMANDO
9. BOBBY
10. Still Ballin
11. Limitless
12. Cocaine
13. clickbait
14. Pardon my Ego
15. Out of Sight
16. Wannabe

Standout Tracks/Adding to Playlist:

• Homicide
• Icy
• Mama/Show Love
• Keanu Reeves

The tracks:

The relaxed opening title track provides as an introduction to the message of the album. While it’s not a song that goes hard in the typical sense, I can still see myself listening to this song on its own when I’m looking for music to put on to relax. The piano is soothing and the flow on this track are easy to get lost in. 

Homicide definitely seems like a one off track that doesn’t fit the overarching message of the album, but still places as my personal favorite off of the project. It’s great to hear Eminem and Logic on the same track since their flows and voices fit so nicely together on the track. The outro of the track was funny the first time hearing it, but after multiple listens it’s a part of the song that I’ll skip over. 

I enjoyed the wayWannabe led into the next track, clickbaitand continued the message. However, I can’t see myself listening to either too much on their own/when not listening to the whole album. The flow switch in clickbait is enjoyable as the beat gets harder, but overall it’s hard for me to get into. Wannabe in my eyes only serves to be an intro to clickbait, so I don’t have much to say about that track. 

Mama/Show Love also features a flow switch/beat switch halfway through which showcases a harder beat and flow to start, and then a more light and airy flow in the second half. To me this is another standout track for me as the collaboration between Logic and YBN Cordae features a lot of different things sonically that are enjoyable to listen to. The callbacks to previous songs and message make this song memorable and something I want to add to my playlist. 

Out Of Sight is one of the most forgettable tracks on this project for me, and is a bit too repetitive for my taste. The hook seems too long and overall takes up too much of this track. It feels like a throwaway track, and not something that adds much to the album. 

Pardon My Ego is slightly less forgettable than Out Of Sight, but still feels like a throwaway. Since this track was originally a freestyle, this is forgivable but still not a song that I find myself coming back to. 

COMMANDO is another laid back track that features G-Eazy. I’m more of a fan of laid back tracks, so I found this one enjoyable both for the flows and the beat. That being said it’s still not quite to the point that I’d put it on a playlist, but it’s close. For this reason it ranks dead center in my ratings for tracks on the album. 

Icy is one of my favorite songs off of this project, and is a song that I’ll be adding to my playlist. Overall it’s a very fun and summery song that has you feeling good. While I don’t think it’s necessary one of the best songs on the album, it is one of the more fun songs that I find myself listening to over and over. 

Still Ballin places in the lower half for my personal rating, but is still an enjoyable track. I found the hook a bit long and drawn out, but still not bad. The 50 second outro of pure instrumental felt unneeded and excessively long, I think the track could’ve ended 50 seconds sooner than it did and it wouldn’t have changed my enjoyment of the track. 

Cocaine at first seemed like a throwaway track, but after listening to it a few times it definitely fits the theme of the album. The second half of the track makes this explicitly clear, but I still find the track forgettable overall. It’s not bad by any means, but faves the same issues of being repetitive in a way that I’m not a fan of. 

Limitless is a track with a more subtle flow with a harder beat. I find it grouped into the bottom half just due to being a track that I wouldn’t listen to on its own. The album is a coherent work so that’s not necessarily a bad thing, but again is forgettable on its own. 

Keanu Reeves is another standout track for this project that I’ll be adding to my playlist. The track is one of my favorites off of the album mainly due to the hard instrumental and Logics flow which fits perfectly with it. The ideas of mental health and social media are present throughout the entire track and are presented in a way that’s easy to get lost in and into. 

Don’t Be Afraid To Be Different is another personal favorite of mine off the album, but not something that I can see adding to my playlist. It’s a fun track, and Will Smith is definitely a great addition to it. Like a few others, this song is just a bit too repetitive for me, but still overall a good track. 

BOBBY is similar to Don’t Be Afraid To Be Different in the same way that this is a fun track that I enjoy listening to, but not quite to the point I’d add it to my playlist. The instrumental is very different than other songs I’ve heard due to its very abrupt start/stop nature. Hearing Logics dad at the end of the song was a funny surprise the first time hearing this, and is an easier spoken outro to listen to than the one on Homicide in the sense that I don’t feel the need to skip it when the song comes on. 

Lost In Translation is my third favorite song on this album, but not one that I’ll be adding to my playlist due to the flow switch in the second half. While I love the switch from a chilled beat with a fast flow to an even more chilled beat with a chilled flow, it’s not something I can see being on my playlist as it truly feels like an outro to the album in the sense that I can be done listening to music after hearing it. I love the styles presented in this track, as well as the Japanese outro which brings the song to a quiet and laid back ending. The album truly felt complete after listening to this song in the best way. 

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