There's plenty of potential here, particularly with Drive and Manz, as well as that fucking about with a radio scanner or whatever it is at the start of the album. Coin would have been a real jam without London Yellow; H2O was fairly decent, but again plenty of room for improvement in the sense that it drones on a bit. The shoutout was a little off-putting at the end of the album, but hey it is a meme album after all. All in all a good effort, looking forward to seeing more releases here.
Payday Dies At The End is the best meme rap project I’ve reviewed this year, but that doesn’t say much.
After an unnecessary intro titled “Warning”, the first real song is “Drive”. It features a fun beat with a whimsical smattering of piano, some apt car horns, and standard trap drums. Surprisingly, unlike most meme and/or “comedy” rap, some parts of the song actually elicit at least a chuckle, which I think can be attributed to Payday’s ... read more
Payday Dies at the End is a step in the right direction for Payday. I don't want the low score to come across too negatively, I enjoyed listening through the album, but the reality is Payday's sound still emulates amateur Soundcloud trap. There are certain songs that contain incredible beats, "Drive" is a stellar track because of it's smooth melodic energy, and Payday's flow on "Manz" is super impressive. The album takes a slight dip after "Manz", the beats become ... read more