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GIGsoup

The controversial Florida artist trades screamo rap for lofi emo, creating one of the year's most interesting albums.

65
Pitchfork

The Florida rapper’s debut album is muted and mired with pain, trauma, and controversy. The reasons it is difficult to listen to can overshadow the need to listen to it.

60
Sputnikmusic
This deeply introspective work which foregos the usual work and blood and sweat and tears put into introspective works… well that’s a juxtaposition that intrigues me, and intrigues me greatly. And I keep coming back, even if i find some of the songs distasteful, or outright bad.
BuffaloStaple
28

'by listening to this album you are literally, and I cannot stress this enough...

LITERALLY...

entering my mind'

that isn't what literally means u fuckin moron

stop using depression as a gimmick and start writing listenable music

TomBejoy
35

He caused a "Riot"

He said that people should "Look At Me"

But after the tragedy of "Jocelyn Flores"

He made "changes"

He wanted to "Take a Step Back" from music but returned

He used to say "F*** love", but then he changed his mind

He wanted everyone to have "Hope"

He knew people went through "Depression & Obsession"

He wanted "Revenge" against death, which took his friend away

But he never ... read more

exception
30

A 21 minute LP. This isn't Soundcloud anymore X, make a fucking album that doesn't sound like a bunch of thrown together, half assed ideas. The "depressed" aesthetic of this album is very forced and gimmicky, especially in the attempt to make acoustic folk tracks. I appreciate that he wants to do something different, but he's got to try harder than this to stay relevant.
There is a reason that XXXtentacion is known for Look At Me; it's a hard trap song which uses some more ... read more

letzhatexdium
61

Arguable better than "?" as I do revisit some tracks from this album, though revisiting the entire album is a little bit of a pain. A couple of really high highs but this album certainly had a lot of misses

thegainiac
90

hits me when i'm sad and wanna die

InsaneSheep
51

2024 ALBUM/7EP #261

Albums generally work better when they are at least 35 minutes long, just putting that out there.

Favs: Jocelyn Flores, Everybody Dies in Their Nightmares

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Added on: July 31, 2017