Dec 9, 2017

Top 2 of 2016

8/10

 

Dec 9, 2017

8.5/10

I love this album from front to back. Its definetly a grower. Rashad’s lyrics are more cryptic and harder to understand here but once you pick up on the nuances he’s doin and how creative the music here is, this album becomes f---ing amazing. Still prefer CD, but this was not a sophomore slump. He came through with a great project. Only lacluster track on this thing is “A lot” but i understand its place in the context of the project.

Fav song was probably “Stuck In the Mud”

Least fav is def “A lot” but its not completely garbage

 

Dec 9, 2017

Rope // rosegold, God bless him for this song

 

Dec 9, 2017

Hadn't listened to Cilvia Demo before this dropped so didn't know what to expect from Isaiah going in to this album, and it didn't click with me right away, but it was such a rewarding listen once it did. Isaiah is an amazing writer and his verses have so many layers I would probably hear something new if I listened now.

Best album to come out of TDE in 2016 f--- a Blank Face.

8/10

 

Dec 9, 2017

This album showed that even after battling addiction, he created a very consistent tape and made me think realise that isaiah is top two on tde. I didn't enjoy it as much as Cilvia demo, but that's due to CD having a special place for me. His rhyme schemes and flow are on point throughout the album and AA will always be a b-----r.
One of my favourites of that year. 8.5/10

Edit : still annoyed nelly and smile weren't on it as a bonus

 

Dec 9, 2017

It's one of the best and creative projects I've ever heard, it's in my opinion one of the Top 5 greatest albums to come from TDE. He really delivered on Cilvia Demo and I think he just got better with this. My favorite song was definitely AA, even though Stuck In The Mud was pretty close.

9/10

 

Dec 9, 2017

8,5/10

 

Dec 9, 2017

I actually didn't like the album much at first, probably cause I wanted a Cilvia Demo II and I really wanted him to have that same energy he had on songs like Banana and Modest. This album more laid back and I ended up being pretty glad he took a different direction on this album instead of trying to recreate Cilvia Demo in the end.

Production on here pretty amazing and the way Isaiah flows over it is so f---ing clean. The way he switched up his flow when they removed the drums in the last minute of 4r Da Squaq is everything. Feels like he did this throughout the whole album and aint miss one step too. Can really just relax anytime this album comes on

AA got to be my fav song on this, Isaiahs hook are just so f---ing good , the way he rhymes really just the best thing ever
Size my cup, n----- I'm Gucci
'Sides my hair, n----- I'm Boosie



His singing on Silk Da Shocka too



8.5/10

 

Dec 9, 2017

really like this project, overall I prefer cilvia demo but this is a really good project
this album further solidified isaiah as one of my favorite rappers, he can do mellow laid back stuff but he can also seriously spit, and there's so much in his lyrics it's great to have a rapper that can say real s--- but that also is so easy to listen to
he kinda went more commercial with this album which isn't necessarily a bad thing at all, i'd love for isaiah to get more popular but a lot is one of his worst songs and I really hope he strays away making more songs like that
the last couple of tracks aren't bad but they aren't really necessary either
tst has lower highs and lower lows compared to cilvia demo
dressed like rappers is one of his best songs
he's so f---ing good and he doesn't get the recognition he deserves

8/10

 

Dec 9, 2017

8/10

Just revisited this one recently (cold & nippy weather = Isaiah season) and I was so impressed at the amount of depth his verses have, each song has so many layers so I end up always catching something new on each repeated listen. It's a much more mature project than CD which somewhat disappointed me at first simply cause that album was lightning in a bottle and was sincerely unfiltered, but he's grown tremendously as an artist and he laid a solid foundation with TST to hopefully continue in an upward scale.

 

Dec 9, 2017

Amazing project from front to back. The production is great, Isaiahs songwriting is as potent and fleshed out as ever, and artistically he surpassed CD. Dressed Like Rappers, Wats Wrong, 4r da squad, Rope/rosegold, AA, Tity and dolla, stuck in the mud, sikk the shocka, Park, f--- it I like every song on this album

9/10

 

Dec 9, 2017

I like every song on this album, this a instant classic in my mind. Tity and dolla is dope.

10/10

 

Dec 9, 2017

isaiah finally gettin that recognition on here

life is so beautiful