Review Summary: One of the best trap albums of the year.
21 Savage quickly rose to fame, coming out in 2015 with a couple mix tapes that provided him modest success in his home town of Atlanta. He stands out from the ATL trap scene by no t having his voice auto tuned, which can be refreshing if you aren't really into the auto tuned style of rap. His first album ISSA which came out this year, hit the charts immediately, improving on this signature style. Now collaboration projects have been hitting the charts quite frequently, for example; Future & Drake, 2 Chainz & Lil' Wayne, Future & Young Thug, all which hit the charts and had great success. So 21 decided to team up with Offset from the rap trio Migos, and probably the most well known producer in trap rap today, Metro Boomin', to release their own collaboration tape.
Both 21 and Offset bounce off each other with ease. Offset's voice perfectly matches with 21’s slow, mono tuned flow. With all this new mumble rap coming out with words being hard to understand, it's nice to hear the lyrics have correct pronunciation and easier on the ears. Sometimes a couple guests while show up on a few tracks, but most of them fit the song well enough to not make them a burden.
What I like the most about this 33 minute record is that it’s an album you can listen to it front to back with no real complaints. Everything song has highlight moments, mine being “Ghostface Killers” “Raped Save Me" “Nightmare and “Mad Stalkers”. They all have similar vibes which is great. There’s no real low point of the album, and it’s very refreshing to hear a record this good from a massively hated genre, from 2 solid rappers in the scene with one of the kings of the trap beat.
This year (for the most part) has been one of the worst for rap. But from front to back, this is one of the most consistent rap releases of the year. The highlight of this record for me is 21. Offset is doing well in his group Migos, but Savage is definitely the standout of this tape. If he keeps this roller coaster going, he will have great success. 21 Savage has arrived, and he isn’t going anywhere.
