"About The Money" is a great example. Quavo is also hilariously incredible. His eccentric way of rapping can be show stealing. Thugger will take your spotlight if you feature him on a song. It didn't blow up as a single, but I like it as a song. I probably heard this for the first time a few weeks ago. Travis Scott continues to deliver some of the best features in rap. I’m not the biggest fan of Bryson but that was a strong performance. Trap Soul wasn’t just an album title, he came and brought an added dose of soul to the birds in this trap. Bryson Tiller just appeared like a wild Jigglypuff except he didn’t put me to sleep, he woke me up. I hear someone singing in the background. I like this, but I’m also not deeply in love. Kind of surprising to hear him singing something resembling a love song. There’s definitely some unique notes being hit. Beat finally fully forms and he’s back in rapper mode. I really can’t make out what he’s saying. I have to say I appreciate Travis being considerate enough to allow us to get some more drugs and stuff to continue the album. ( Editor's note: The female vocals are from Cassie.) I wonder what she’s doing.
Is that woman Kacy Hill? She was on the first album. Oh, this breakdown in the middle is pretty insane. So this is the part in the album where Trav allows us to re-up on all our drugs. Smoke one, drop some, pop one - I should’ve known. SDP? There’s a subtle sample that’s really obscure. The ending sounds like a demented cell phone calling you from hell. He should’ve given the whole track to this unknown rapper ( Editor's note: His name is Nav). The song was in a body bag, Trav didn’t add much for me. My problem with Trav's features are, at times, you want to hear them more than him. There’s some small nuances that catch your ears. I would love to know how Travis constructs these songs. I expect to see many heads going into their arms when this drops. Some rappers just sound very natural on trap songs. I hope Justin isn’t pouring lean and sniffing coke. Waiting for Justin Bieber… Who is this? There’s someone rapping, but his voice doesn’t sound familiar.
Trav obviously knew exactly how to use Cudder’s voice to make something appealing. Wouldn’t mind if these two collabed more. The verses were cool, but the hook is where the song shines. “Stroke my cactus” - what the hell does that mean? Literal? I mean I guess he could have an actual cactus. Have to respect the homage to his idol on the song with his idol. I like Trav on this hook, Trav came on with the Day & Night lyrics. Cudi sounds like something is stuck in his throat once he starts rapping, but maybe that’s just his new tone. I’m liking this strange fusion of Cudi’s hums and Travis' singing. If Bruce Wayne went to raves and didn't fight crime. The beat drops, the singing comes in, and it sounds like it could be the soundtrack for a hipster version of Batman. He's a top ten hip-hop hummer of all-time. Cudi still got the best hums in the game. I'm interested in who handled this production. I think Auto-Tune is in Trav’s cup and not lean, he uses the effect so much it has to be a part of his vocals now. Catchy, this one is going to be a late fall banger. If Desiigner appears on this song I’ll lose my mind. Excluding Andre’s verse, this is already in the running for early favorite and I don’t have rockstar jeans. This is the Pepsi to 56 Nights Coke. That bassline. Which one of Future's producers gave this gem away? He’s even hitting the Future flow. Okay, this beat sounds like it’s going to be a hit.
He stopped rapping about 254 seconds ago and I don’t really know if my ears are working correctly. I WASN'T READY. Nah, I don’t know what just happened. Is that ANDRE 3000!!?!?!?!?!? IS THAT YOU ANDRE!? WOWOWOWOW STOP EVERYTHING IS THIS ANDRE HE SOUNDS LIKE ANDRE BUT THIS FLOW IS SO AHHHHHH, WTF MAN. “They don’t want to see me in the ends” is definitely a Khaled inspired mantra. I’m usually not impressed by Trav’s rapping, but this is impressive. I feel like in the evolutionary Auto-Tune chart, Travis is somewhere between T-Pain and Future. Okay, after a singing intro, the bars are going. "the end" (ft. André 3000)Īuto-Tune Trav appears with a soft melody over a pretty heavy beat. In usual 1-Listen fashion this will be a straightforward listen - no stops, no rewinds, no fast forwards, and every word typed is a gut reaction to the music.