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Nov 4, 2016Unlike countless hip hop albums that feel slapped together to fit in the artist's favorites alongside the label's, flow unconsidered, each moment of Big Baby feels earned.
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Dec 12, 2016Big Baby D.R.A.M. is, at times, odd and imperfect, which is part of the charm.
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Nov 14, 2016The dizzying array of styles and themes always entertain, and D.R.A.M.’s confidence as both a singer and rapper allows him to pull these threads together.
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Nov 11, 2016It’s refreshing to hear something different and altogether more interesting from a slighter older but no less exciting name.
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Nov 2, 2016His excellent full-length debut album, Big Baby D.R.A.M., is joyous, clever and moves in surprising directions.
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Nov 1, 2016With Big Baby D.R.A.M. he comes into his own, rapping with verve and sensitivity while fully capturing 2016’s loopy, soulful moment in hip-hop. No wonder he’s smiling.
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Oct 27, 2016The Virginia rapper’s playfulness is frequently channelled through his talent for crafting delightfully weird pop.
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Oct 28, 2016D.R.A.M. doesn’t really have new ideas to pitch into this ball pit, but on his full-length debut Big Baby D.R.A.M., he reminds us that new ideas aren’t the whole game.
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Oct 27, 2016It’ll be interesting to see how those sorts of lyrics sound 10, 15, or 20 years down the line, but at the very least, Big Baby D.R.A.M.’s melodies and instrumentation are enough to ensure people will be listening to these songs for a while.
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Oct 27, 2016Big Baby D.R.A.M. is presented as a playlist of D.R.A.M.’s best conceptual songs rather than achieve the glory of playing a perfect album from front to back.
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Oct 27, 2016Love or hate his broken style, he's the Biz Markie for the era where it goes down in the D.M.
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Nov 3, 2016Big Baby D.R.A.M. makes it clear he’s interested in a lot more than just writing breezy radio tunes. The only problem is that’s unequivocally what he’s best at.
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Oct 27, 2016Big Baby D.R.A.M. does have moments where tracks like “Sweet VA Breeze” and “WiFi” easily blend into each other, sounding a bit too similar. But those middling songs don’t really hinder the overall replay value of the album.
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Positive: 31 out of 35
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