Young Thug - JEFFERY
Critic Score
Based on 11 reviews
2016 Ratings: #266 / 1004
Year End Rank: #39
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2016 Rank: #107
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CRITIC REVIEWS

85
Pitchfork

The rap iconoclast returns with his best album since Barter 6, daring and chameleonic, filled with hooks about identity, love, and that undefinable future swag.

83
Pretty Much Amazing

Jeffery’s immediacy is what makes it make such an impression the first time around, and it’s a break from the increasingly experimental leanings of hyped pop releases.

80
PopMatters

That he keeps getting better is just frightening, as he’s had a song that’s suggested a peak every year since 2011. And yet, here we are, continually marking the progress of Young Thug.

80
AllMusic

On his third mixtape release of the year, iconic Atlanta rapper Young Thug makes his big artistic statement. Following Slime Season 3 -- itself an equally competent and Zeitgeist-defining collection -- Thug's JEFFERY ... is thrilling and essential, one of the best rap releases of 2016.

80
Exclaim!

On Jeffery ... he's a singer who raps. Try as he might, Thugga can't rap more than a few bars here before the melody overtakes him. He's got a song in his heart, and he just has to let it out.

80
Rolling Stone

As usual it's Thug's own sound that predominates: the heroic howls, rasps, mumbles and wheezes of a man who is as captivating a vocalist as any in pop.

80
NOW Magazine

Young Thug is still one of the most distinctive voices in hip-hop, and Jeffery lives up to the best moments from his Barter 6 and Slime Season mixtapes.

78
HipHopDX

From the jamming intro to the sublime closer, Jeffery is a testament to the rapper’s carefree spirit.

70
The Needle Drop
Don't let the gimmicky track titles and memeable front cover fool you; Jeffery is one of Young Thug's best projects to date.
60
XXL

Despite the name change and alleged new musical direction, Jeffery serves as just another notch on Thugger’s YSL belt.

60
The Guardian

Whether he’s going by Young Thug or Jeffery, the artist formerly known as Thugger has carried on his run with a mixtape that features gems among run-of-the-mill trap fodder.

exception
93

EDIT: Has aged like fine wine.

So I decided to stop rating trap music as harshly as I have been in the past. I would go in looking for lyrical skill, without even realizing that the genre is not about lyrics at all. With that being said, I enjoyed this tape immensely. Young thug did some really different stuff on here compared to his past releases. The beats are much better and more experimental, and Thug even messes around with some different vocal inflections. His lyrics are also pretty ... read more

gopxity
85

What a year 2016 was for trap music. Young Thug blessed the world with this just a few months after releasing Slime Season 3 and I'm Up, and it's probably the best of them all! Just a really fun 40 minutes filled with high energy and great melodies. Thug does whatever the hell he wants to on this album and it came out amazing.

Favorite tracks: Wyclef Jean, Future Swag, RiRi, Harambe, Kanye West, Pick Up the Phone
Least favorite: Floyd Mayweather

60

young thug is trash
i lost 5 IQ points listening to this
incomprehensible and unintelligable
frequently sound very much like a bad freestyle
with rather bland bars
that often lack
direction or wit

JOJO_Br
75

Interessante, mas com a versatilidade do Pop torna o projeto repetitivo em algumas faixas.

"JEFFERY," lançado em agosto de 2016, marca um ponto de virada na carreira de Young Thug, oferecendo uma mistura única de trap, southern hip hop e pop rap. Com uma equipe diversificada de produtores, incluindo Billboard Hitmakers, Cassius Jay e Supah Mario, o mixtape apresenta uma variedade de batidas envolventes e cativantes que servem como pano de fundo para a entrega distinta e ... read more

woofypaws
85

Still some of the most animated, eccentric, fun to listen to, colorful trap music to this day. Thugger at his absolute best, great production too, love this shit dawg.

Favorite Tracks: RiRi, Kanye West, Guwop, Pick up the Phone, Wyclef Jean, Webbie, Swizz Beats

Least Favorite Tracks: Floyd Mayweather

ConLollo
78

E tipo il primo album di Thug che davvero mi piace.
Per quanto il concept sia un po’ buttato lì e sia molto molto molto ripetitivo, questo credo sia il suo picco artistico.
Nonostante in alcuni punti diventino un po’ fastidiosi, le linee vocali sono molto interessanti, e le produzioni sono di altissima qualità.
Secondo me le tracce troppe lunghe non si addicono tanto allo stile di Thug, ma la maggior parte dei pezzi sono banger

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Added on: August 14, 2016