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Scary Hours was a very interesting way for Drake to go and experiment in. The song, “God’s Plan” is like that signature Drake song. With a catchy melancholic R&B similar to “Fake Love” from the album More Life in terms of how it sticks in your mind and you want to replay it over and over again.

The production is also very interesting. He uses sounds and instruments seen in other genres that his music contrasts ordinarily. He uses an electronic snare sound commonly seen from producers of the G*59 record label, and the main melody of the song uses a future bass saw wave that is used a lot by future bass producers like Flume.

The song “Diplomatic Immunity” uses Drake’s familiar spoken word-like flow but the lyricism is rather different than the artist’s usual work. It’s almost kinda emo in the things that the song talks about. He discusses clothes from Hot Topic and listening to heavy metal. An intriguing direction for Drake to say the least, a direction I would honestly like to see explored more in his further endeavors.

Was this album done well? For a two song only album; it holds up very well. The songs are produced and put together with the highest of quality. Meanwhile, the message of he album was executed nicely with the lyricism of the songs and actual creation of melodic chords and instrumental aspects of the beats themselves were creative and extremely enjoyable to get hooked on.

I give this album 4.5 out of 5 tears.

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DEADSTAR is Smokepurpp’s take on r&b style trap music. It uses auto tune tastefully, while still grabbing the hard hitting components and lyrical styles of current underground hip hop and trap. With features such as Travis Scott and Chief Keef (the god king) the many bangers on this album come as no surprise. Features as great as these could arouse even the most conservative of Smokepurpp’s fans. Songs like “Audi” bring in heavy body booming bass that you just wanna smash furniture to, and “To The Moon” makes you want to vibe out and smoke some of your favorite non illicit substances. Either way, you’ll want to get down with this album. Smokepurpp has it all.

In the end though, this new music raises the question of whether or not this is the route Smokepurpp should take as an artist. I think that this new style is more of an experimentation, and not what he plans on sticking with forever. He is showing his diversity with this album, and he’s discovered a lot. I can see him taking what he’s learned through the creation of this album and maybe maturing it and using it in a more refined way, as many artists do.Whatever he releases next, I doubt that it will be  DEADSTAR.

4 out of 5 deadstars.

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A Love Letter To You 2 is the musical sequel to his previous album, A Love Letter To You, which holds his classic songs “Love Scars”, “Poles” “1469”, and others that helped rocket him to stardom. A Love Letter To You 2 varies stylistically when compared to the previous album. It features more of a somber tone and cradles the theme of heartbreak in a more prominent way. Not just heartbreak, but also the worries of success and failure, as heard in the song “Deadman’s Wonderland”. Speaking of featuring, ANTi PoP who’s genre crossed pop punk/hip hop style voice compliments Trippe Redd’s beautifully. You also get to hear more of Trippie’s friends such as UnoTheActivist and Bali Baby who all give different twists to the songs.

Did this album stand up to what we expect of Trippie Redd himself? The album sticks to the themes of the previous of course, being a sequel album, but it also tries it’s hand at other experimentations. Songs like “Back of My Mind” has a very pop, almost bubble gum trap-vibe to it, which works surprisingly well. Trippie really does make music for himself, trying things that he wants to see work and make the best of what he and who he works with. So far, his melancholic r&b is working really well for him. I can very easily see him divulging into other styles of hip hop music because when you close your heart off to others, you may find yourself being open to more around you.

4 out of 5 Broken Hearts

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Lil Pump Jetski has been teasing the release of this tape for a while, and dropping some hit singles from it to really get his fans riled up. Does this album stand up to the expectations Mr.Jetski has set for us though? From ‘Molly’ to ‘Gucci Gang’, the pre-release singles have stuck inside the heads of every listener. You may think from the first listen that the lyrics aren’t too bright, but after the fourth or fifth you can’t help but want to run into the nearest Louis Vuitton store and scream “ESKETIT!” There are some banging versus provided by the features on this tape, such as Lil Yachty and the clone of Gucci Mane, but does Lil Pump himself still make the tape golden? There’s not much diversity when it comes down to the lyrics and structure of his songs, but he knows his producers and he knows how to give them the fuel to make a slamming track. Songs like ‘Crazy’ and ‘Boss’ show that Lil Pump is still on that gang business stylistically and lyrically. They can make crowds in the club turn into mosh pits at the venue.

How is the overall tape itself? Honestly, it starts off strong but kinda falls off at the end. If you listened to the singles over and over again in the car with your friends while cranking the volume all the way up then they might not carry the same weight when you listen to them on the album. Of course, the hype from the many features on the album is exciting. However, their style seem to be slightly varied copies of Lil Pump, who doesn’t show very much diversion from his trademark style. I really was looking forward to him trying something new but hey, we don’t all get the Lil Pump we want… he just might be the one that we deserve.

3/5 Gucci Belts

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