Looks like this is where Twitter is at
https://twitter.com/mcfxz/status/1342348950834196480Eventually they’ll say the whole thing is fire
I’m on Place and imo,I think this album signifies the end of an era. Feels like rap music moving on to bigger and better things after this. WLR may legit be like the last major game on a console that showcases all the consoles strengths.
WLR feels just like that,it’s not bad at all for what it is but s***,producers have maxed out the 808/trap sound and this album was the one to do that. It’s kinda like I’m saying this album is taking modern rap to its limits but it’s more like taking modern rap and reminding us that “yea,the album is cool and that’s it,that’s the album”.
I agree. I think there's warranted criticism for this project but the highs are almost entirely defined by carti's evolved melodic sensibilities. you can tell he was keen on taking a different angle to this type of music. The highs are visceral in strong ways, whereas I think the theme of 2020 rap has been cheap shock value that may have spawned from everything Soundcloud rap made relevant.
Still, there doesn't feel like much to critically relisten to, which is telling for an artist like Carti, who knows that his offering is essentially a "state of the culture" artistic statement.
Whatever rap becomes from here, I think artists big and small will become a lot more individualized in their own lanes. Its impossible to maintain a threadline of cultural synergy in COVID land, and the strongest thing Carti did here at the end of the day was cement himself in his own lane left-of-center from the other stuff in pop rap.
Ak really ruined Control
Lowk can see it turning into a Love sosa type iconic intro obv not at the same level
I will say that Buddah/Budapest bar by Kanye might be top 13 worst bars of the year
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