Quadeca's incredible unique origin story have led him to such a unique and captivating place, though sometimes a bit of a messy one.
I've been following Quad on and off since the Styles of Rapping videos, came back for Insecure, then rediscovered him when Sisyphus came out, and it's so fascinating to see the things that have stuck around. His early works as a semi-lyrical white boy have worked so well in his favor as over the years he's spun a lot of his wit into incredibly ... read more
there's something secretly genius about this album that NEEDS to be considered. just about every rapped verse on here is one of the most entertaining things ive ever heard. it's not like there's ridiculous wordplay making them that entertaining either; it's Keem's word choice, his fluctuating delivery, and knack for just throwing refrains and beatswitches around sometimes. He does all of it over wildly minimal production that fits so well. Orange Soda was a wildly ... read more
I'm actually kind of sad about how this has turned out.
Through most of 2023 I mildly enjoyed a lot of the wild jerk singles and when he dropped them for the more straightforward OK trap beats, they were still completely off the walls a lot of the time. Or Nett's performance would be that wild part (think like the half ad-libbed verse of Nothing Like Uuu).
Unfortunately, most of that wildness is gone on BAFK. Every beat on here is wildly loud, which IS something, but that loudness ... read more