Ken Carson - Xperiment (R.I. Review)

Ken Carson is Playboi Carti's very lucky protege. Similar to Playboi's come up, connections are the primary appeal of Ken Carson. It's not that he's a bad rapper, it's just his context is why he's relevant. The strange thing about this album is Xperiment has a scientific level awareness, but the lyrics seem geared towards people that are border-line illiterate. It's reminiscent of Lil Uzi Vert in delivery, but he has Playboi's subtle infrastructural awareness. This album is designed to perform well and expand Playboi Carti's brand, but as a stand alone audio experience, at best it's a celebration of urban culture. Xperiment is perfect for social media's agenda to make art easy and inclusive, but it's a little uninspired.

Token - I'm Leaving Soon (R.I. Review)

Token is a rapper from Salem, Massachusetts. It's hard to explain his presentation. He's good. Immediately that's obvious. His early songs were very technically proficient but a little too clean cut to assimilate with most hip hop. He's mainly releasing music from videos which is not bad, but it gives him a different kind of audience. "Looking like a rapper" is a closed-minded critique, but there are Caucasian rappers that look more like rappers. 

Personally, I think his look adds to his relevance. My hope is that Token doesn't confuse being corrupt with being cool. Smoking, swearing, police, and dark themes aren't necessary for rap respect and concepts like "RRN" are acceptance contradictory. His music confidence is impressive, but something makes me question if he can keep his lyric persona in a social situation. Maybe he's as cool as his lyrics, but subliminally theres a different vibe than his lyrics that you can feel.

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Don Toliver - OK (feat. Ye)

NBA YoungBoy - What Da What ?

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Fivio Foreign - Chasin (feat. The Fire Choir)

Khantrast - Up!

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