Saturday 8/11: Nothing
Sunday 8/12: Nicki Minaj - Queen (Review)
Monday 8/13: Trippie Redd - Life's a Trip (Review)
Tuesday 8/14: Rants & Ramblings
Wednesday 8/15: Nothing
Thursday 8/16: Lil Pump - Lil Pump (Revisit)
Friday 8/17: Single Reviews
August is now in full swing and the rest of the month is looking pretty solid for releases. This week, Trippie Redd and Nicki Minaj both dropped their latest albums. Elsewhere, Quavo dropped 3 singles and Gucci Mane appears for the first time in months.
Let's start with Quavo's three singles. Quavo has had the most solo success of any of the Migos as he has collaborated with practically everyone in the last couple years. I guess he's now trying to push a solo career which I can't say I'm excited for. He's easily my least favorite Migo because he's the most one-dimensional of the three.
Quavo - B U B B L E G U M
I don't know what it is about the Migos and S P A C I N G E V E R Y L E T T E R but I guess it provides a nice A E S T H E T I C. This is one of two songs produced by Buddah Bless and he's easily the highlight of this song. Quavo's going for a softer tone on here and he predictably fell flat. His hooks have clearly lost a step although this one isn't bad. The verses were super weak as most of the lines begin with "Hey, you got it."
Verdict: N O T G O O D
Quavo - L A M B T A L K
Buddah Bless produced this track as well and is also the highlight even though the beat is pretty average. The hook is laughably weak as he just keeps saying "Lamb Talk" over and over again with no charisma or energy. The verses at least sound better than on Bubblegum and Quavius flows pretty well. I think this is much better than Bubblegum but it's still pretty weak.
Verdict: V E R Y B O R I N G
Quavo - W O R K I N M E
This single is produced by Murda Beatz. By the way, this is the first of three songs on this post produced by him. Getting back on topic, this is probably the best single of the three, which isn't saying much because this is still pretty average. The hook and verses at least sound better because there's less repetition.
Verdict: O K A Y A T B E S T
Gucci Mane feat. Lil Pump - Kept Back
I find it pretty funny how Gucci hasn't been active this year despite claiming that he's going independent and dropping a project every other week. He's promised a collab tape with 1017 signee HoodRich Pablo Juan and a collab tape with Migos and Lil Yachty called Glacier Boyz and he hasn't followed through with them. This single features Lil Pump, an artist that Gucci was pining to sign last year. This is also the second of three singles on this post produced by Murda Beatz. This is one of Murda's better instrumental as it sounds pretty hard. Gucci's hook is a little long but he does pretty well using a lazy flow. Lil Pump adds to his current streak of stellar guest verses as he switches flows throughout and brings the energy. However, Gucci's verse wasn't that great as he keeps using the lazy flow from the hook. Despite that, I still think this song is pretty enjoyable.
Verdict: Decent banger
J. Cole - Album of the Year Freestyle
The music video for this track premiered on World Star Hip Hop of all places. The beat he raps over is the iconic Nas song "Oochie Wally" and Cole absolutely slaughters it. His flows sound amazing and he brings some interesting brag bars. I love his confidence and this is easily one of Cole's best verses.
Verdict: KOD may not be the year's best album but it's still a pretty solid freestyle.
Don Q x A Boogie Wit da Hoodie feat. 50 Cent x Murda Beatz - Yeah Yeah
I was looking forward to this single because Don and Boogie have great chemistry and bring out the best in each other. This is the thrid song in this post produced by Murda Beatz and this beat is pretty average. Don's verse is okay and also a little short. A Boogie brings some nice melodies on the hook but carries that same energy into his verse, which isn't very interesting. 50's feature wasn't bad and began with some nice melodies.
Verdict: It's okay, nothing special.
No Jumper feat. KILLY x Smooky MarGielaa - Rivals
So this is the first time I will be mentioning No Jumper on this site. No Jumper is a podcast on YouTube that interviews underground rappers and other personalities. Adam22 runs the podcast and despite being a major scumbag, he's a good interviewer and businessman. He formed No Jumper Records and is getting ready to release the No Jumper Album. This single follows "Hard" which features the currently incarcerated Tay-K and BlocBoy JB. That song was pretty hard. On the other hand, this...isn't. I don't really like the artists on here. KILLY has an annoying voice and sounds exactly like Sheen Estevez from Jimmy Neutron. Smooky MarGielaa is hit or miss for me with a lot of misses. The hook is pretty hard but KILLY's delivery makes it sound horrible because his voice is so grating. KILLY's verse devolves into repetition about a couple bars in and Smooky does a much better job. He's been getting better for me since his appearance on A$AP Rocky's latest album, but he cannot save this song.
Verdict: This song sucks.
Best of the Week: J. Cole - Album of the Year Freestyle
Honorable Mention: Gucci Mane feat. Lil Pump - Kept Back
Worst of the Week: No Jumper feat. KILLY x Smooky MarGielaa - Rivals
Dishonorable Mention: Quavo - B U B B L E G U M
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