UNLOCKED 1.5

Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats - UNLOCKED 1.5
Critic Score
Based on 4 reviews
User Score
Based on 546 ratings
2021 Rank: #763
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CRITIC REVIEWS

70
Northern Transmissions

The sonic reversions are interesting but not enough for them to standout on their own to pull in a new audience plus the addition of guest vocalists (Arlo Parks aside), act as more of a distraction, with tacked on raps that don’t offer all that much extra flavour.

69
Pitchfork

The duo’s refurbished EP gets the typical sequel treatment, with new characters and a glossy finish that makes you miss the gritty original.

65
Still Listening

Unlocked 1.5 is ambitious, but in aiming for the shiny stars it has lost the solid grounding of the dirty streets beneath its feet.

60
The Needle Drop

Unlocked's remixes are kind of hit-and-miss, but should be worth checking out for anyone who enjoyed the original project.

TomBejoy
78

Unlocked 1.5 is definitely a big fat mess, but you can't lie to me that it doesn't go hard. Because at the core of it, they're still basically the original Unlocked mixtape in its essence. These instrumentals may be more musically complex at certain junctures, but quite honestly this doesn't assure that it's better. I can't be blamed for preferring the slightly more minimalist original, and at times maximalist.

Some songs lose their edge, and instead, there turned into a lo-fi version of ... read more

Case
70

Unlocked was my favorite hip hop album of last year. Between the stellar boom bap flavored production from Kenny Beats and the energetic performances from Denzel Curry, I loved everything about that album. Even the video that went along with the album was really cool, and I loved the glitchy and “hacked” atmosphere the whole project had. So naturally, I should absolutely love this, right?

Well yes and no. Obviously the base elements of the original are here and I love those, but I ... read more

bl0nded
57

The new remix of 2020's AOTY is out. And it really isn't that good at all. This remix doesn't do anything to redeem itself from the original, and it comes off as a half-baked, pretty annoying album. None of the beats here are actually that good, and it just comes off as if Denzel and Kenny had no say in this project, and it just turned out being an average album. No hard-hitting beats here that are bops, just beats that lack bass and creativity. These beats aren't very well mixed either. The ... read more

Jimshair46
70

Denzel Curry Review #3 & Kenny Beats Review #2 "UNLOCKED 1.5" Remix EP

People be mildly hating. Yes, the original is better but if you don't wanna be banged out by UNLOCKED you can be tickled by 1.5.

Liked Tracks: So.Incredible.pkg [Robert Glasper Version Feat. Smino], 'Cosmic'.m4a [The Alchemist Version Feat. Joey BadA$$], Pyro [Sango Leak Feat. Kenny Mason], Lay_Up.m4a - Jay Versace Version, DIET_1.5 [Feat. Benny The Butcher], Take_it_Back_v2 - GODMODE 950 Version

Favourite ... read more

danicorvus
70

a pretty good remix album for a pretty good album, not much else to say

Screenmusic
77

Not as good as the original but mostly good remixes here. Beautiful.

Favorite Track: So.Incredible.pkg [Robert Glasper Version]
Least Favorite Track: DIET_1.5

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Added on: February 18, 2021