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Despite being a cloud rap fanatic, this is my first time listening [2023] to what is largely considered the subgenre's first project (but only if we ignore Viper's experimental tapes). I think this is because, like what most people were saying during his come-up: Lil B sounds like a terrible amateur but his ear for beats is crazy.

The latter remains consistent throughout this entire mixtape, even on songs with weaker rapping like 'O My God 66'. The song is basically a love ballad over an ... read more

It's weird. I haven't felt this conflicted over a first listen to Drake since Views. Maybe it's because I'm genuinely in shock that the album is actually good after having to listen to a decade of projects I dislike or hate, so my rating is truthfully reluctant. I couldn't make up my mind on giving this a 3 or a 3.5, so I just settled for this.

It felt like a bad omen when the livestream ended with an announcement that he was dropping another two albums with this. I ... read more