![]() This has the energy of a falling action scene. The accent is thick but the track is engrossing. Mozzy, Sjava, Reason - "Seasons"Ī sweet high note. A little less commercially but drawn from a similar well of inspiration. They could’ve given Wale the opportunity to do something on this. It’s more so selling a vibe than the record. They still feel a bit raw, but intentionally. Like they didn’t go for the cleanest mix. If I could pour a song into a cup and happily get drunk, it would be "Redemption." You have to get up and dance. The swing on these drums is good whiskey. Somewhere Drake is heated he didn’t get the call for this session. Sonically, this sounds like the most African-inspired record thus far. Like if Lana Del Rey and The Weeknd had a threesome with Dracula. I wouldn’t leave my doors unlocked while playing this song. If I trusted the police I would call 911. Future would’ve been a fire voice actor for Alvin the Chipmunk. When Future’s voice goes falsetto high I go to Heaven. Kendrick doing the ad-libs is what collaborations are all about. Future arrives on a song like an uninvited guest who turns the party up. He can drive like a war horse or he can surprise with an elegant step back you see it with all that happens in the verse. I mean technically he’s like LeBron James. Kendrick sounds so groovy, you can hear when a rapper is wearing a good coat. Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake - "King's Dead" He was rapping like his tenure at TDE was on the line. This might be the best Ab-Soul rapping I’ve heard since…. He tagged back in! Go off Ab! I'm loving the minimal production approach. I want this Ab-Soul verse tattooed on my son so I can memorize the lyrics while I raise him. Dare I say this is giving me Control System vibes. “Bloody Waters” reminds me of Dre’s Compton album. When he sings women’s clothes become bikinis and men are suddenly in swimming trunks. His voice has the warmth of a California summer. You could play his voice for Polar Bears vacationing in Hawaii and they will feel the familiar chill of the Arctic. James Blake has arrived with the icy cold vibes. He’s much too cool for them to let his voice come on with the hook still floating around like Brainy breathing in Helga’s ear. 2 Chainz is the uncle you love to see because he has the best ‘back in my day’ stories. I missed the beginning of his verse but he’s silver surfing. Chainz is up under Kendrick’s hook! Don’t do him like this. I can’t imagine what kind of scene this song will soundtrack during in the movie. “ Not even Kendrick can humble me.” HA! I miss Q. He is one of the best when it comes to making his verses sound so effortless. You just have to jump up and wave your arms like a madman. ScHoolboy! This is the Q delivery that makes you hit a bouncer with a bottle. Kendrick has a trap hook formula that I’m not tired of yet. I can grow to tolerate it like the Winslows grew to tolerate Urkle, but I’ll secretly wish it would disappear like Carl did Steve. He just said, "Black Panther." OH! This is a banger. It sorta has this melancholy drag, like a person after drinking three Red Bulls and their body wants to shut down but the wings are still flapping. That’s what it is, the production is just so flat and monotone. I prefer Kendrick’s haunting contribution to the hook. On first listen, I was good on Kendrick’s verse, an unnecessary addition to a song that should’ve been solely Solana. There’s a certain cheesiness to songs that will make you feel as if you're covered in hives. How there are certain keys and chords that will make your heart race. Something about this production makes my skin itch. Kendrick knows moods, how to bring things to a halting calm and how to escalate until you feel as if you’re watching two planes on the cusp of a collision.įluid transition. Sounds a cool intersection between TPAB and DAMN. I believe 90% of his music is ghostwritten by whatever spirit possesses him during recordings but I'll save that theory for a future article. I like when Kendrick does the whisper flow as if he’s possessed. ![]() Kendrick can repeat the same word 100 times and still cause you to rewind-but I can't. These drums are unorthodoxly matching the off-kilter flow. If he says 'King of New York' Diddy will rebuke this soundtrack in the name of Christopher Wallace. There are keys playing, worthy of Cinderella's ball or a Kardashian wedding. ![]() Sounds more like Pookie about to take another hit. ![]()
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