The Summer Songs 2 review will be late because I will buy it to support the artist, and with my current Wi-Fi strength it will be in a while.
GOOD TRACKS-
'Bout A Check' - Wintertime
This tranquil track with a great harp beat that sounds like something Samurai would listen to during the Edo Period (They did not battle as much then so they would like this calm vibe). His robotic rapping somehow mixes with the very down to Earth beat. His rapping about him not wanting to be friends with anyone because he is a rapper and he is only about his money. His bars are put together really well, and holy sh*t this is just a really good track overall.
'Pumpkin' - Exyle
This is an instrumental track with an interesting variety of samples. The instrumental is carried by an a cappella of different voices and a simple and quiet drum beat, which then moves to an orchestral piece with a louder drum beat. This happens and it becomes very groovy and would be fun to rap on, which is probably why a rapper like Father reposted this on SoundCloud
'Holy Key' - DJ Khaled ft. Big Sean, KENDRICK LAMAR, Betty Wright
Never thought Kendrick would do anything with Khaled but he actually did and murdered the beat. No, he murdered the beat then set fire to the body. No, not just that, but once burned he threw the ashes into another realm. He showed off his 'TPAB' flow at first then hit us with some 'Section.80' vibes with the last few bars sounding like an outtake of 'Rigamortis'. The other verse was good too but Kendrick owned this track.
'Laffy Taffy'(Remix) - Ski Mask the $lump God
A funny video game like beat with some tongue-twisting lyrics that are playful but dark. A really weird track but a pretty good one. It's also nicely short, because if it was a little longer it would be kind of annoying.
BAD TRACKS-
Every song off 21 Savage's new mixtape. All terrible.
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Monday, July 18, 2016
´Blank Face´- ScHoolboy Q REVIEW
THis review is a bit late because I never Had an Hour and a Half to listen to tHe full tHing until yesterday, and wHen I finally did it was glorious.
ScHoolboy Q is a well-known rapper Hailing from L.A., wHo I first noticed wHen He dropped a song called ´Collard Greens´ featuring Kendrick Lamar tHat was on His last album, ´Oxymoron´. I didn´t really feel mucH for tHe song but it was tHe first time I Heard that slow rapping style, wHere tHe beat was mucH faster tHan tHe rapping, giving off a cHill and druggy vibe. THat I Had not Heard of beforeHand. Now, after releasing amazing singles like ´Groovy Tony´and ´THat Part´, Q released His LP ´Blank Face´. ScHoolboy Q grew up near Hoover Street in L.A., and joined a gang called tHe ´52 Hoover Gangster Crips´ at the age of 12, wHicH is wHy He always capitilizes tHe letter ´H´. He had a true gangster childhood, he was a drug dealer and was jailed for 3 months for another undisclosed crime. He did this mostly because of peer-pressure stating that he did it because his friends were doing it. He later began rapping on the now huge record label ´Top Dawg Entertainment´and formed the rap super-group Black Hippy (Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, and Q) because he thought he could become a better rapper by just writing one good verse instead of a whole song because other members rapped. This is what groups like the Flatbush Zombies do, because it is much easier to write one good verse, than one good song. After all the members of Black Hippy started to chase solo careers rather than working as a group (much like the members of Odd Future), Q then became a well-known solo rapper.
(Just to show you how real Q is, he has a chain of his daughter´s face)
This album starts off with the intro/song ´TorcH´, which I like to think of as an intro because it´s all over the place with shouts of ´blankfaceblankfaceblankfaceblankface´, but it still resembles a good song. Anderson .Paak is on it for some extra flavor, and when Q raps a great guitar solo is played behind him. The second song ´Lord Have Mercy´ is slower and the calmest song of the whole album, which describes the life of Q asking the lord for mercy due to him still ´hanging out with niggas that can´t do nothing but cause damage´, while also describing himself as a gang-affiliated, deadbeat father, and saying that his demons would rather keep him down than seeing him being successful and fly out of his bad situation. It is one of my favorite tracks off of the whole album, due to how real it is, because Q describes it so well you have aclear picture of it happening. ´THat Part´is next on the list, and features a very tranquil beat with great rapping by Q. Kanye West then hops on the track with a catchy rhyme scheme, so catchy that with 3 listens you will have memorized most of it. The best pair of lines are-
´Beggers can´t be choosers b*tch this ain´t Chipotle / Nigga with an attitude I feel like O´Shea´
Ice Cube, member of N.W.A., has a real name of O´Shea Jackson, this is an obvious reference. This song takes a few listens for it to grow on you, but I enjoy it. After ´THat Part´ comes the great song ´Groovy Tony/Eddie Kane´ which is so dark and gritty that if you are mad while listening it will make youy want to kill someone. The new ´Eddie Kane´ featuring Jadakiss is just as gritty as the original but a little longer and has great production. ´Kno Ya Wrong´ (ft. Lance Skiiiwalker) is the next song, and Q takes up a little R&B influence with some singing and a beautiful jazzy beat. The problem with this song is that it is all over the place and it´s dizzying.
´Ride Out´ (ft. Vince Staples) is the next song and I would be lying if I didn´t say that this is the most gangster song of 2016 so far. ScHoolboy Q raps with a menacing growl and kills his verse. Vince Staples who may be the best rapper in the game pulls out a great verse that fits the beat like a glove. This song is one of the best on the album, and a must-listen.
My favorite track might be ´Big Body´(ft. Tha Dogg Pound) that has a bumpy beat produced by Tyler, The Creator that I absolutely love, Q´s verse matches it well and the rappers Tha Dogg Pound lay a few good quick verses around. The problem is that this track doesn´t fit the gritty album, and is great as a solo song, but not good on the album. It´s still my favorite track. ´Neva CHange´(ft. SZA) is only goodbecause my girl SZA is on there, and I like how she sings. But Q´s verse is boring on the song. ´Str8 Ballin´is basically a trap-song, nothing new there. ´Black THougHts´is the realest song on the album, and is perfect at a time where racism and police violence are tied together and the #BlackLivesMatter movement is in full swing. How the violence turned the Crips vs Bloods gang war to #AllLivesMatter and how the perception of people in the hood are skewed because they never had a responsible parent in their lives, and that because they get into illegal activities, most of them are jailed before they could make their good thoughts a reality. ´Overtime´(ft. Miguel & Justine Skye) is slow and soulful, but the lyrics are trash and it doesn´t fit on the album. The last song ´Tookie Knows II´(ft. Traffic & TF) is good but it´s better when you watch the music video.
Overall this album is detailed and real, has great production, and a decent number of good songs. The problem is that it is random and unorganized, I do not like that. I give it a 7/10 because the good tracks are really good, without KAnye on ´THat Part´ and Vince Staples on ´Ride Out´ this album would be a 5 or a 6 out of 10.
GOOD TRACKS- Big Body, THat Part, Groovy Tony, Ride Out, Tookie Knows II, JoHn Muir.
NOT-SO-GOOD TRACKS- By Any Means, WHateva U Want, Str8 Ballin, Blank Face, Overtime.
--KSP--
ScHoolboy Q is a well-known rapper Hailing from L.A., wHo I first noticed wHen He dropped a song called ´Collard Greens´ featuring Kendrick Lamar tHat was on His last album, ´Oxymoron´. I didn´t really feel mucH for tHe song but it was tHe first time I Heard that slow rapping style, wHere tHe beat was mucH faster tHan tHe rapping, giving off a cHill and druggy vibe. THat I Had not Heard of beforeHand. Now, after releasing amazing singles like ´Groovy Tony´and ´THat Part´, Q released His LP ´Blank Face´. ScHoolboy Q grew up near Hoover Street in L.A., and joined a gang called tHe ´52 Hoover Gangster Crips´ at the age of 12, wHicH is wHy He always capitilizes tHe letter ´H´. He had a true gangster childhood, he was a drug dealer and was jailed for 3 months for another undisclosed crime. He did this mostly because of peer-pressure stating that he did it because his friends were doing it. He later began rapping on the now huge record label ´Top Dawg Entertainment´and formed the rap super-group Black Hippy (Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, and Q) because he thought he could become a better rapper by just writing one good verse instead of a whole song because other members rapped. This is what groups like the Flatbush Zombies do, because it is much easier to write one good verse, than one good song. After all the members of Black Hippy started to chase solo careers rather than working as a group (much like the members of Odd Future), Q then became a well-known solo rapper.
(Just to show you how real Q is, he has a chain of his daughter´s face)
This album starts off with the intro/song ´TorcH´, which I like to think of as an intro because it´s all over the place with shouts of ´blankfaceblankfaceblankfaceblankface´, but it still resembles a good song. Anderson .Paak is on it for some extra flavor, and when Q raps a great guitar solo is played behind him. The second song ´Lord Have Mercy´ is slower and the calmest song of the whole album, which describes the life of Q asking the lord for mercy due to him still ´hanging out with niggas that can´t do nothing but cause damage´, while also describing himself as a gang-affiliated, deadbeat father, and saying that his demons would rather keep him down than seeing him being successful and fly out of his bad situation. It is one of my favorite tracks off of the whole album, due to how real it is, because Q describes it so well you have aclear picture of it happening. ´THat Part´is next on the list, and features a very tranquil beat with great rapping by Q. Kanye West then hops on the track with a catchy rhyme scheme, so catchy that with 3 listens you will have memorized most of it. The best pair of lines are-
´Beggers can´t be choosers b*tch this ain´t Chipotle / Nigga with an attitude I feel like O´Shea´
Ice Cube, member of N.W.A., has a real name of O´Shea Jackson, this is an obvious reference. This song takes a few listens for it to grow on you, but I enjoy it. After ´THat Part´ comes the great song ´Groovy Tony/Eddie Kane´ which is so dark and gritty that if you are mad while listening it will make youy want to kill someone. The new ´Eddie Kane´ featuring Jadakiss is just as gritty as the original but a little longer and has great production. ´Kno Ya Wrong´ (ft. Lance Skiiiwalker) is the next song, and Q takes up a little R&B influence with some singing and a beautiful jazzy beat. The problem with this song is that it is all over the place and it´s dizzying.
´Ride Out´ (ft. Vince Staples) is the next song and I would be lying if I didn´t say that this is the most gangster song of 2016 so far. ScHoolboy Q raps with a menacing growl and kills his verse. Vince Staples who may be the best rapper in the game pulls out a great verse that fits the beat like a glove. This song is one of the best on the album, and a must-listen.
My favorite track might be ´Big Body´(ft. Tha Dogg Pound) that has a bumpy beat produced by Tyler, The Creator that I absolutely love, Q´s verse matches it well and the rappers Tha Dogg Pound lay a few good quick verses around. The problem is that this track doesn´t fit the gritty album, and is great as a solo song, but not good on the album. It´s still my favorite track. ´Neva CHange´(ft. SZA) is only goodbecause my girl SZA is on there, and I like how she sings. But Q´s verse is boring on the song. ´Str8 Ballin´is basically a trap-song, nothing new there. ´Black THougHts´is the realest song on the album, and is perfect at a time where racism and police violence are tied together and the #BlackLivesMatter movement is in full swing. How the violence turned the Crips vs Bloods gang war to #AllLivesMatter and how the perception of people in the hood are skewed because they never had a responsible parent in their lives, and that because they get into illegal activities, most of them are jailed before they could make their good thoughts a reality. ´Overtime´(ft. Miguel & Justine Skye) is slow and soulful, but the lyrics are trash and it doesn´t fit on the album. The last song ´Tookie Knows II´(ft. Traffic & TF) is good but it´s better when you watch the music video.
Overall this album is detailed and real, has great production, and a decent number of good songs. The problem is that it is random and unorganized, I do not like that. I give it a 7/10 because the good tracks are really good, without KAnye on ´THat Part´ and Vince Staples on ´Ride Out´ this album would be a 5 or a 6 out of 10.
GOOD TRACKS- Big Body, THat Part, Groovy Tony, Ride Out, Tookie Knows II, JoHn Muir.
NOT-SO-GOOD TRACKS- By Any Means, WHateva U Want, Str8 Ballin, Blank Face, Overtime.
--KSP--
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