XV not making it to the big leagues always surprised me, he had the features (Kendrick, Pusha, CyHi), of its time production, strong lyricism, and a recognizable style.
Unfortunately, this uses quite a bit samples, so that lead to one of my favorite songs, Textbook Stuff, being removed along with the entire mixtape for a period of time. How could you do that to a song with an Imogen Heap sample/chorus with a ridiculously amazing array of layered production AND a Section.80 era Kendrick Lamar ... read more
This is totally not Hykeezy on a different account trying to up the ratings. Jokes aside this is my favorite Mixtape ever, and I can't find a flaw throughout the album