Danny Brown – uknowhatimsayin¿ (2019)

1. Change Up: 4/10. Intro instrumental doesn’t sound like a DB song. I don’t like the rap over this guitar.

2. Theme Song: 6/10. Great lyrics but the string instrument is a little piercing. I can’t tell what the audio sample is saying.

3. Dirty Laundry: 8/10. When the beat drops in verse 1 it has some stank. Love the laundry scheme and beat progression over verse 2.

4. 3 Tearz: 4/10. Feels more like an RTJ song. The beat feels like it’s dragging on and on and like I’m being pulled through mud.

5. Belly of The Beast: 6/10. The chorus with the ghostal vocals is almost spiritual.

6. Savage Nomad: 5/10. Didn’t feel like he rode this beat. “I ignore a whore like an email from LinkedIn” is hilarious.

7. Best Life: 5/10. Some funny lyrics but weirdly, too positive for me.

8. uknowhatimsayin¿: 7/10. Love the flow on verse 2. I thought I would get annoyed with the repetition but it just works. This is a better feel good song than the last track.

9. Negro Spiritual: 7/10. Very groovy, love the chorus.

10. Shine: 6/10. Love the word bending rhyme scheme in verse 1. Chorus is full and shiny.

11. Combat: 5/10. Didn’t feel very stand out for me as a closer.

Overall Mathematical Score: 5.7/10

Does the heart agree?: Yes, not my favourite but not my least favourite. Still feels like he knows and owns his voice and style.

LC

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