He is not a good read let's just say that
I agree, it feels like an unfinished mixtape
The mixing is bad and seemingly rushed, as is the tracklist
There's no particular lows for me right now, but there are a good amount of mediocre songs to me that feel like him on autopilot, along with far too many shoehorned features
But then again the highs are so good
It sounds like 3 different versions of the same album to me, with all 3 not being fully fleshed out, like he couldn't decide on what direction to go in
But maybe...that's the whole point. Carti is MUSIC...he can do it all. Any sound, whether it's a generic pop hit like the Weeknd collab, experimental d***ged out anthems like OPM BABI, sampling SGP as a mainstream artist in 2025, making ballads, or introspective songs that feature his lyrical pen that was demonstrated in his early works like Terror S*** and Cry
Yeah, you articulated my thoughts pretty perfectly.
No other contemporary artist—mainstream or not tbh—can really do a sprawling ass album like this which is why I'll always appreciate Carti whether or not this is worth the wait or whatever.
Like who else is starting such an important blockbuster album with a noisy Nu-Metal ass track like Pop Out? Whether decisions like those were super intentional or not doesn't really matter to me when the effect is nonetheless there.
dis deadass got the same wlr talkin points of niggas being mixed on it or calling in trash day 1
opm babi bombs
swamp izzo tags
toxic hook and jumpin deep voice
kendrick intro on mojo jojo had me crying
Carti could make illmatic but Nas couldnt make Music
dis deadass got the same wlr talkin points of niggas being mixed on it or calling in trash day 1
WLR pushback was way more intense I think
I was Travis'd out by this album ngl
honestly I barely paid attention to travis parts cept philly but I just replace it with backr00ms
dis deadass got the same wlr talkin points of niggas being mixed on it or calling in trash day 1
look at twitter lol its the same playbook im kinda intrigued cause history could just repeat