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The imperturbable New York rapper is back behind the boards for a lean, mean new album with endless quotables and only one guest.
4mo
75
“656” isn’t perfect, but it’s another feather in Roc Marciano’s catalogue. At this point, Roc Marci has composed, written, and starred in so many New York City crime dramas that Dick Wolf has to stand up and take notice.
4mo
Drumless, yes, but not weightless. Roc has always understood that power is posture. He raps the way old kings sit still on their thrones made of air knowing the room will adjust itself. Roc shot the king, he turned his head, he shot him dead.
There’s something almost mythological about Roc on every song he's on. It feels like he's narrating from after the war, speaking from the other side of it where survival has already been tallied and myth has replaced adrenaline. The ... read more
Dude is drumming his fingers in a jazz bar & going home to drum folks out the back of his car. It's lowkey & understated, as opposed to the raps, which is plentiful and very over. That said, it's hard to shake the feeling Marci can only hang out the backwindow, 40-gallon drum in hand, because the car is on autopilot.
Roc Marciano is back with a new album, and he delivers exactly what you’d expect from him. 656 is fully on that drumless sound again, and it still works perfectly for him. Sure, over a full album it can feel a little one-dimensional at times, but if you’re vibing with that drumless, soul loop-heavy style, this is right up your alley.
The laid-back production makes the perfect backdrop for Roc to just rap his ass off again. Nothing is really trying to steal the spotlight from him ... read more
He has a really good ear for production, but all the samples and loops were really short. No matter how interesting a clip sounds, everything gets incredibly repetitive.
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Track List
| 1 | Trick Bag 3:05 | 74 |
| 2 | Childish Things 3:33 | 76 |
| 3 | Hate Is Love 2:04 | 75 |
| 4 | Yves St. Moron 2:15 | 67 |
| 5 | Prince & Apollonia 2:14 | 70 |
| 6 | Vanity 2:19 | 77 |
| 7 | Rain Dance 3:31 feat. Errol Holden | 81 |
| 8 | Tracey Morgan Vomit 2:08 | 75 |
| 9 | Trapeze 3:29 feat. Errol Holden | 74 |
| 10 | Good for You 2:21 | 75 |
| 11 | Easy Bake Oven 2:32 | 73 |
| 12 | Melo 2:45 | 79 |
Total Length: 32 minutes
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4mo
"Drumless is boring" maybe try listening to the lyrics it's almost like they're trying to make that the focus instead of the production
4mo
Drumless rap is so mid, or you have to at least have a personality more than Roc has to carry it unless you want to play try not to fall asleep to this
4mo
pretty decent but imma just flat out say it: im tired of this sound right now, its just so bloated