One Liner: Cool beats and guest verses with guy from Odd Future. Poster Position: 16 Thoughts: I'd never heard of this guy before, but he is part of the Odd Future rap collective, which includes dudes like Tyler the Creator, Frank Ocean, and Earl Sweatshirt. I've tried to get on board with those guys and have never been able to get into it. But this music is actually really good - I've enjoyed listening to this album and just keep going back to it despite the fact that I should move on to the next band. Just one disc, 2016's Genesis, and he has a pretty good second-tier guest list. No Kanye or Rosay or Jay Z, but he scored Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, Mac Miller, and Anderson Paak, who make really good guest verses on here. The music is a little more Chicago-sounding than L.A. for a large portion, that jazzy orchestral sound like Chance the Rapper uses. The most popular track is the one with Anderson Paak, called "Dapper," with 3.4 million streams.
Fun tune, just sunny and good vibe. And who doesn't like a fun ass roller skating video!?! Although, that roller rink is weird as hell, with those train tracks on the floor and a vibrating Lazy Boy and snowmobile driving around? Seems dangerous for the kids. Paak's verse about swimming until his fingers prune is a little funky but good. And the next most popular track from the album is "Go (Gas)," an ominous sounding track with Wiz, Tyler, and Juicy J, but I prefer the bouncy "Coming Back," which has Mac Miller.
I never can decide if I like Mac Miller or not, but this is a good one. Overall, this is a good album. Its no instant classic or anything, but in this age of supremely disappointing rap, it is refreshing to actually enjoy a new rap album. I'd go check him out if the schedule aligned.
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