I never thought I'd say an album is too short and could be fleshed out more whilst also saying it's perfect and lands around my top 5 albums OAT. Just imagine what it could have been with a couple extra tracks. I can never truly decide if the track list needs bolstering or if it's perfect the way it is. Sometimes I think Clanton intended for it to be a fleeting experience, the same way you can never quite hold onto the impalpable feeling of nostalgia (an emotion that this record ... read more
'EXPERIMENTAL RAP' has some of the best production on any JPEGMAFIA album and his hooks hit more times than not. Unfortunately the content, song-structures and overall cohesion of the album severely lack follow through and leave it feeling a bit thrown together and lower effort than his previous releases.
We as people and consumers of art and media tend to be greatly averse to those who aren't so humble in their fame and fortune and arguably rightly so. I also struggle to understand such ego-driven perspectives at times but that doesn't really take away from my enjoyment of the music all that much. I think his grandiose personality, writing and attitude towards his music career has left a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths. However, if this is how Fakemink chooses to process ... read more