This is my favorite song of all-time. Its such a depressing song and has a dark tone with some pretty much perfect lyricism, makes you feel what Earl is rapping about, just straight poetry bar after bar. Its instrumental is just straight grit and piano, no over the top bullshit to get the listener intrigued. Just. Straight. Emotion. This song is one of the few perfect songs I've ever listened to.
As an introduction to Toro y moi, I'm honestly super disappointed. Up until now I only ever knew of mirage, and I honestly think that song is a masterpiece and perfect, but the rest of the album was mediocre. The first three songs were amazing, but then the album is just super inconsistent starting from "pavement" down to "girl like you", which throws everything off and is unenjoyable. But I do think the rest of the album after that makes up for the middle. I was really ... read more
Listened to this a week ago, forgot to rate it. Anyways, I've been really liking ovrkast for almost a year now, and I think he could really become mainstream soon. This album for me, sounds like ovrkast trying something new with his formula, like aspects of trap in the production and catchy hooks. It's something new and it's very good, and the features are all amazing, with MAVI and Vince staples standing out for me. I wanted this to be a new favorite of mine, but I think I still ... read more
Near perfection throughout the whole thing, even though it's really short, it's still so packed with amazing lyrics and instrumentals. The production on the album is very classical and upbeat, even with the albums deep message about a close one passing away. My only gripe is that the features feel unnecessary, as McKinley out raps them anyways. But overall this was a great introduction to McKinley Dixon as an artist, and very happy with the listen!