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Ok, gonna try and actually compile all my thoughts on shit this time.

Pornography starts off with one of the little spoken word bits that T.I. does throughout the whole album and I absolutely love them. His voice just speaking over the instrumentals just hypes me up, especially on this first track, the two times he does it. The transition from the first part to the second part is HEAVENLY. The best transition on the album and one of the only good ones, the way Trav just goes "WAKE UP [REDACTED], GOTTA GET THE CAKE UP [REDACTED]" IMMEDIATELY gets me PUMPED.

Oh My Dis Side is one of my favorites. More specifically, the 2nd part of the song, such a fun and catchy melody for the verses, and the chorus. One of my few issues of this album is how the transitions just feel lazy. This one's on the better end of the spectrum but it's still not that good.

3500 has a fun chorus, and was initially one of the only songs I liked during first listen, though after like 5 relistens its definitely fallen down a few places but it's still one of the better ones in my opinion. Has some funny bars. My main issue is that it really doesn't need to be 7, almost **8** minutes, like jesus man, trim it down a bit.

Wasted is amazing. I specifically love Travis's flow in the first verse is so infectious and catchy I find myself bopping my head and enjoying it a lot. T.I.'s bit at the end I find transitions to 90210 really well. Follows Pornography on best transition of the album.

90210. A song I generally see people consider as one of, if not, Travis's best song he's ever made, and I can definitely see why. Part 1 has a pretty cool atmosphere, with those vocals from Kacy Hill adding to it. "BABY'S HOOKED ON FEELING LOOOW, LOW. DOO DOO DOOO DOOO" I find Travis to be the weakest part of this first part but thankfully it's the exact opposite with the 2nd half.
The sample there is fucking heavenly, the verse has a fun and memorable flow and his delivery just gets me really emotional, combine all of these and it makes for a pretty great listening experience. 4:45 - 4:51 might make me tear up. As mentioned earlier though, the transition feels very lazy on this one.

Pray 4 Love. I don't know what I can say that I haven't already said. Great song, it's easily Trav and The Weeknd's best collaboration for me. Though I guess a nitpick I have is that some of the chorus feels kind of like its missing some kind of oomph that would've just made it better. The bridge is cool. After this is where I feel the album kind of starts feeling shaky in some parts.

Nightcrawler is one of my least favorite tracks. I feel this is kind of a slow down from a pretty almost perfect run with these first 6 tracks, mainly due to the Swae Lee feature. The part of the instrumental that's kind of like some kind of alarm going "bwoOOOO" is kind of annoying. Still a good track. I like the refrain though.

Piss On Your Grave is a pretty fun track. Has that Yeezus aesthetic going for it, if it was on that album it'd be one of the better ones. Something about how Kanye says "Piss on your grave" makes me really uncomfortable though. When Travis comes on though he starts off really strong, and stays that way. I love the way the song ends, Kanye's delivery on that last line is just an absolute wonderful way to end the song off. "ME AND LA FLAME, IS YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!???"

Antidote is one of the weaker ones, solely due to the chorus and first verse having an annoying melody. I like the rest a good amount.

Impossible, easily the weakest. It's the least attention grabbing of any song here, compared to everything else on here it's very underwhelming, but it's still alright.

Maria I'm Drunk is fucking great., easily one of the best cuts on this album. Maria creates a pretty vivid and chilling atmosphere with some of that ambience in the background, and the fact that there's not really much going on, just Trav and this sort of bare and simple instrumental. Transition could be better, as with most songs here. I'm Drunk is a highlight, Trav, Justin Bieber, and Young Thug do a great job in their respective parts. One of the catchiest choruses in this whole project.

Flying High is pure fucking fun, I love it. It's a SLAP. A BANGER. The bridge feels kind of out of place, other than that, nothing else to say.

I Can Tell is pretty good. The beat feels like it could be something that'd appear on Donda, and its my favorite thing about this song. 0:34 - 0:52 feels like something Kanye'd do, gives me those vibes. Verses work well.

Apple Pie doesn't end the album as extravagant as it started but it's still pretty solid. Melody is good. Beat is a bop. I like the guitar in the instrumental. Chorus is pretty good. And for the last time, T.I. comes back for another spoken word bit, and fuck is it as great as always. The instrumental repeating at the start of it is something that I felt could've been replaced or expanded on.

TL;DR amazing album, very consistent sound throughout i feel, has some low parts around the middle and though not very major, the album gets worse as it goes by, with everything after the first 6 tracks kind of having some more issues for me.

FAVORITE TRACKS: Pornography, Oh My Dis Side[★], Wasted, 90210[★], Pray 4 Love, Maria I'm Drunk

LEAST FAVORITE: Impossible

(EDIT: 2023/10/06 - it just keeps getting better man. 90 -> 95)

(EDIT: 2023/10/12 - All the low points just keep getting more and more unnoticeable. Entire project is AMAZING.)