For one, his usually boyish delivery makes him sound incredibly foolish on the multiple occasions on Unbothered on which he attempts to sound tough. An especially bad example of this is the song “Ok,” whose sparse instrumental reveals just how simplistic and unthreatening Lil Skies really sounds. There’s also “Riot,” which, ... read more
WRONG 1 starts off on a bad note, though, with the song “The People’s President.” The mix on this song is one of the roughest on the tape, with 808s and percussion impacts that seem to be loud simply for the sake of being loud. There are a few other notable duds within the tracklist, namely “Burnt ... read more
On the album, Kash tries out a few different styles, but the horny, ass-shaking club anthems really take the cake. For example, “Kash App” has an instrumental full of fast-paced, rattling percussion, Miami Bass-influenced percs, deflating horn hits, and a tense piano countermelody. Over that, Kash rapidly raps a catchy chorus and verse in which he repeatedly requests to see a ... read more
First of all, the volume normalization on the tape is all out of whack. I can comfortably play the first two songs at max volume, but then the subsequent pair is a bit quiet. However, after that, “Forget” is much louder, and I have to turn the volume down in order to not get my eardrums blown out. At last, the following three songs return ... read more
However, the album does start out on a bit of a boring note with its opener “Cue The Sun.” I do like the soft piano and quiet strings in the background, but after the thirty second mark, the song takes an abrupt and lengthy pause that really brings me out of it. Also, Boogie’s nasally attempts at singing after the sudden beat switch are hard to listen to.
The second ... read more