I am a big Jeezy(Young) fan and I can say overall this album
delivers. The weakest thing about it are the beats, which aren’t bad. Jeezy
raps with the same kind of fast flow that was prevalent on the Recession album.
The first half of so of the album has no guest spots, then about every song
after that has one. Its an odd construction but it works. The guest spots are
well used. I really liked Jay-z, August Alsina, and Lil Boosie’s verses. Of
course one of the best songs is the lead single Me OK. Overall I cant say Jeezy’s
skills are diminishing but he’ll have to really switch it up for his next
album.
This album review is way overdue. I've had a long time to sit with the album....I really liked it at first but it hasn't really aged as well as other Kanye projects. Kanye's lyricism has taken a noticeable decline. I mean hes not horrible but alot of these bars are bad or tasteless. Ty Dolla $ign on the other hand does a great job on pretty much every track. The production though, as with most Kanye albums is really good. Some of it was reminiscent of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy or Yeezus. There are a few guest spots and most are well used. Hearing Kanye's daughter, North West, on "Talking"is cute. Freddie Gibbs steals the show on the hilarious "Back to Me". "Carnival" is a certified hit which features Playboi Carti & Rich the Kid. Overall most of these songs are good but I cant say this really adds much to Kanye's illustrious discography. Lyrics 19 Beats 23 Depth 22 Tilt 21 Verdict 85