Corn. I’m sick of these fake I’m tryna be different ass niggas. Dead this s*** in big 2026

Classic

saw them open for tyler at the Chromakopia tour great act

this is lowkey buttrock

Respect Vince for his artistry and messaging but this is boring performance wise to me RPBMH still his magnum opus to me

I really wanted to like this and am always rooting for Vince, but Slowthai and Genesis Owusu made this album already. It’s pretty standard rap rock and there’s not much unique about the way he approached it instrumentally.

And while I realize that political rap like this shouldn’t always be subtle, the lyrics sound like they’re first drafts. A lot of the color and specificity of his best writing got replaced by broad sloganeering to make it hit harder for more people.

I just dont care for a lot of the hooks

I agree production could be a lil more interesting at times

Sounds like the Yeezus reaction when everyone was saying, it’s been done with Death Grips. The message on Cry Baby is profound and will be a highlight for the year

at the same time, i want you niggas to dead ‘Big (insert year)’

slowthai and genesis owusu have mixed rock with hip hop sure but it simply was not this nor anywhere near as good as this, owusu’s writing on his last s*** is very on the nose and plain and slowthai has the same problem esp w the fact its a rapist talking about ah man my anger my anger !

????????

this is maybe the most relevant time for this concept he could’ve done it

Yikes

“owusu’s writing on his last s*** is very on the nose and plain”

Then what do you call this

genius.com/Vince-staples-tv-guide-lyrics

Yeah there are moments of that here but there’s also a lot not of that and the most plain writing is still mostly used for anthems for protest music not like entire drawn out verses that read like a twitter feed

Dead being unique in 2026 I guess? No novel art guys everyone be generic

LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT!!

Unfortunately the concept will never be dated but I totally agree on the music. This whole sound is very tired in 2026.
Same issues Rocky has with his rock crossovers. Drawing from the hottest sounds of ten years ago.

I def would have liked him to go more extreme/radical with the concepts though. The way Vince carries himself I would expect him to say some really out there s*** on here.

Tam Impala comparison puzzling me blackberry marmalade sound like a le Tigre riff

The very next song is carried by an extremely Tame Impala bass lol

Thing is, this isn’t very unique

I really hate rap rock. Lol

Guess I'll give Dark Times more spins. I completely forgot about it during the Drake vs Kendrick s***

it's much better than this and really overlooked