He has a pleasant enough voice to pull this off. On first listen one of the best Rocky records I’ve heard since “Brand New Guy.” Favorite song on the album. Why is this song so good! Yes! If Rocky takes the inspiration he used to make this record and expanded it through an entire body of work I’d never ask him for another song. Is that BlocBoy doing ad-libs? Whoever it is has been killing the background vocals. This beat is funky! The switch up! Reminiscing Rocky is bringing me so much joy. This is the trap I want to hear from Rocky. “ Posted on the corner like a trapper.” Okay, okay. I’m so frustrated by the amount of good and bad that continues to clash with these songs. Bruh, the Onika flat line! Sounded like Frank Ocean appeared to rap that one bar and vanished. He’s losing me with the verse, again, but I’m still here. It sounds ridiculous but I can’t stop nodding my head.īy Donna-Claire Chesman 9. “Brotha Man” ft. He keeps layering what I think is a Juicy J verse over his own. I can’t lie, I don’t understand this song but when it’s good, it's good. WOO! The vintage Project Pat interpolation sounds so well-placed. The switches are sudden and having vocals stacked above his own are causing a serious clash. I’m glad to see he’s trying things, but I’m baffled by some of these choices. This is so far his best performance of the album. Wait, MarGielaa has opened his mouth and is now dancing. I read that Carti is featured, and this sounds like something he would kill.
He sounds like a studio mouse who wanted to contribute a verse. I’m assuming this very quiet voice belongs to Smooky MarGielaa. First time I heard a Fortnite bar in a rap song hahaha. Man, that was a wild way of ending a record. I know Kodak has made some bad decision but a young, black man incarcerated is always going to lay very heavy on my soul. There’s a collect call coming from Florida. Some very cool ideas are being attempted. He is putting more effort into singing than some of the raps. There are sounds and samples popping up at random. The song began sounding like some vintage Three 6 Mafia and suddenly transitions into John Mayer playing the guitar in his garden. Oh! What was that sample? Acoustic guitar. I really wish the hook was something less elementary. Loved Rocky’s first verse but once we reach the hook the song value just continues to lessen. A performance on par with his More Life feature. Skepta! Eh, I was hoping for something more. I’ve liked portions of every song, but each one has come with just as many gripes. Rocky is sounding like a rapper who cares again and I’m happy. What wind instrument is that? I’m not sure but I’m rocking. Twigs sounds like an Egyptian queen casting an enchantment. His natural cool is slowly becoming too cool. Someone give Rocky a jump! Everything is so alive but his voice! Wake UP. He reminds me of a car that needs a jump. I don’t think Rocky knows he sounds like he sleepwalked into the booth.
Feels like the Swamp Thing exiting the swamp to terrorize the world. Everything is ear-grabbing but the lyrics. I wish he had more to say because I would be more engaged if the rhymes were as grabbing as all these little nuances. Just when he was about to lose me the vocals switched up. The way he confronts criticism with boasts on boasts. Verse two reminds me of something Kanye would rap in 2017. There’s a lot of subtle layers being added to these songs to give them character. That horn! Now, this is the energy, Rocky! He’s hopscotching across this beat. What sample is that? This sounds supernatural. It goes on for 30 seconds too long, but I like. Is that Moby? The second half is very majestic.
Wishing Rocky had more energy but I’m still pulled in. He sounds so much older than the Moon Man the world was introduced to 10 years ago. Without being the best rapper he always had raps pleasant to the ear. Cudi hums! I forgot how much I enjoy Cudder’s voice. There’s a lot of floating background vocals. I hope Rocky’s dynamic taste for production is heard throughout the project. I’ve always had a soft spot for this song. I'm slipping back to when he narrated Travis Scott’s Rodeo. Not a huge fan of the rhymes, but I can get behind the beat and vibe. I love how the production surrounds him like it was tailored for this verse. Having his Gucci “All My Children” moment. A bar about all the lil rappers being his offspring. Rocky! He came in underneath heavy distortion. I like the feeling of not knowing what’s coming. Each song will receive my gut reaction from start to finish. In usual 1-Listen fashion, the rules here are the same: no skipping, no fast-forwarding, no rewinding, and no stopping.
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