The Antagonist
Pro
It's not terrible, it's just too one dimensional. I know one thing though he went off on the Intro.
It's a good album, a solid debut. His fans will praise it, the streets will bump it for a while and casual fans will like it well enough. How can people complain? He basically stuck to his guns for his album, while most switch it up and go super-commercial.
I'm gonna purchase it for the Philly support alone....it's good enough to not feel like you've wasted money. It's better than A LOT of the other trash that's hyped. My only problem with Meek has always been the same...he's never been the best in Philly, he only has 1 verse, maybe 2 (but Ross only has 1 verse and people love him), and I could never take too much of him. When he's with other people, he's a great compliment; when he's solo he gets annoying to me. Always has.
It's a 3.25-3.5/5...by old school standards.
Listened to it all the way through with an open mind. So I guess i'll start with the few positives:
The Intro (Dreams and Nightmares)
Traumatized
Polo and Shell Tops
Real nikkas Come First (amazing beat)
Now let me explain why its trash. Off top, does this nikka ever change his flow? Same delivery and rhyme structure the entire album. Along with one of the worst voices in rap today. I got tired of listening to the album by track 8, and completely skipped the posse cut out of boredom. Second, the entire album is "im from the street, i used to sell white, now im rich, i fukk models". Absolutely no subject variation or versatility at all. How does an artist not get tired of rapping about the same shyt? The second to last song I skipped after 10 seconds. Too typical. The intro led to a huge disappointment. Whats up with dude screaming? This is the worst album released by a somewhat main artist (after Cruel Summer). Dont think this will grow on me. And yes F&L2 >>>>>>> (just for you stans out there)
I think this is one of the problems with dropping all these mixtapes. This album is nothing new from Meek. We heard dozens of songs from him that sound just like this. This is a continuation of his tapes. Its just an official mastered release with clearances.
My point is. If this were back in the day...or if this were a joint that Meek dropped and he didnt have any mixtapes....people would be saying this is a good album.
We have heard the best of him already on DC1 and DC2, so by the time he dropped this joint he is kinda old and boring already.
If this were a mixtape, yall dudes would be s*****g your pants. Only because its a commercial release are yall saying its trash.