Albums Smino - Luv 4 Rent (Discussion Thread)

[Insensitive]

This album is fantastic.

Smino's use of rhythm and melody is very reminiscent of Kendrick Lamar and further back Andre 3K, Nelly, & Bone Thugs N' Harmony.

He's a phenomenal songwriter who is keenly aware of who he is and it shines through in hilarious skits like the Krogers "Backwoods" skit.

 

[Insensitive]

I love the drum programming on No L's !!! Am I hear it wrong or is the drumming slightly swung ?
The straight 8th note Hi-Hats + Kick, Snare and open Hi-Hat is soooo classic Hip-Hop but the way it's
delivered here is

kick, snare
kick, snare, kick (am I hearing that right ?)
kick, kick, kick snare

The bridge at 2:00 Minutes in with the introduction of the guitar doing those arpeggiated
chords + full blown/slid chords
The synthesizer
The Vocal Effects, that "Whoa, whoa, whoa!"
The distorted guitar solo !!!
So much is going on in that last minute but it's fukking GREAT.

The bridge as it contrasts against the first two minutes is fukking phenomenal.

Another song, I'm really digging is "Ole ass kendrick"

The melody sounds like a Perfect 4th and a Major 6th (I think ?)
The 8th note Hi-Hats are broken up by these dope as rolls which sound like 32nd notes(?)
The distorted 808 is dope

The triplet flow is

I'll probably go deeper into trying to pick the records apart but the use of guitar on this album and his singing/crooning
mixing in with his rapping is fantastic.

 

[rabbid]

I heard Atlanta got some big ol' butts
Louisiana got some big ol' butts

 

[Macallik86]

Pitchfork review:

Smino: Luv 4 Rent

Read Heven Haile’s review of the album.

pitchfork.com

 

[steadyrighteous]

Only played this once but I like it more than NOIR I think

 

[AStrangeName]

The four year wait was worth it

 

[Pete Wrigley]

Album is really phenomenal, not sure what I was expecting but it wasn't this

 

[shopthatwrecks]

Matinee goes

That boy said right off of Ledbetter


I remember havin that z4l song randomly pop up on a playlist n that went

 

[superchoops]

i did it all on my own, entreprenikka, entreprenikka

 

[GoldenGlove]

Why is the OP dated in May 2021 and the album just dropped in Oct 2022?



Did breh announce the album a year and a half before it came out?!

 

[ineedsleep212]

First time peeping of album of his. Glad I did. Have always liked him on features (Louie Bag, etc etc).

 

[Pete Wrigley]

Why is the OP dated in May 2021 and the album just dropped in Oct 2022?



Did breh announce the album a year and a half before it came out?!

I'm not sure, can somebody expand on this? What's the story behind the delay of this album?

 

[shopthatwrecks]

I'm not sure, can somebody expand on this? What's the story behind the delay of this album?

On January 18, 2021, Smino released the song "MLK Dr" in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.[42] On May 18, Smino released the single "Rice & Gravy" with Monte Booker.[43] The single was also performed on Colors Studio on May 24.[44] He appeared on guest verses throughout 2021 including "Claymore" by Isaiah Rashad, "Right Track" by Syd and "Louie Bag" by Yebba. On November 11, Smino released the single "I Deserve" featuring NOS.[45] On November 16, Smino announced he signed a new record deal with Motown in partnership with his independent label Zero Fatigue.[46]

On December 7, 2021, Smino debuted a series with Issa Rae Productions on YouTube Originals titled What Say What?!.[47] On the first episode, he announced the title of his third studio album, Luv 4 Rent, while performing "I Deserve" and an unreleased song called "Black Luv Ain't Dead".[48]

On September 30, 2022, he released the first official single from the album, "90 Proof" with J. Cole.[49] On October 21, he released the second single, "Matinee", while also revealing the album's tracklist.[50][51] Luv 4 Rent was released on October 28, 2022. The album includes guest appearances from J. Cole, Doechii, Fatman Scoop, Cruza, Lucky Daye, Phoelix, Cory Henry, Ravyn Lenae, Lil Uzi Vert and Reggie.[52]

 

[Road20]

fukking Banger. I just started listening to him a couple years ago. I heard Netflix and Dusse and was a fan since

 

[Road20]

Defibrillator is my favorite song on the album. Pudgy slaps hard as fukk too