Used to love the **** out of this album, but it has not aged well at all. Every time I go back to it can barely listen to 3 songs before getting bored out of my mind and having to turn on something better. You could say the fact I don't really listen to hip-hop anymore might have something to do with this, but seeing as Flower Boy and Saturation II are two of my favorite albums of 2017 I don't think that this is the case. Going back the message seems entirely ham fisted and forced and the rapping is good at best. The beats are phenomenal in texture, but unfortunately never quite exit the "smooth" minutia of the album leaving it feeling underwhelming and bland.
5/10
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