JACKBOYS [EP]
by Travis Scott
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Dec 27, 2019
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Clash Music
    Jan 7, 2020
    70
    Each song is different, and the wide-ranging scope is something we haven’t had from a collective since ‘Revenge Of The Dreamers III’ by Dreamville and J.Cole record label last summer.
  2. HipHopDX
    Jan 7, 2020
    66
    Despite impressive features and banging singles, JACKBOYS seems too lean of a project to feel like a noteworthy introduction to Scott’s label and collective.

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6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 109 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 109
  3. Negative: 12 out of 109
  1. CHristianLamar
    Jan 8, 2020
    8
    The JACKBOYS compilation EP allows for Travis to take a sufficient step back for Don Toliver, Sheck Wes, and Luxury Tax (in that order basedThe JACKBOYS compilation EP allows for Travis to take a sufficient step back for Don Toliver, Sheck Wes, and Luxury Tax (in that order based on the quality of their performance on the project) to take, then share, center stage. The greatest aspect of the EP is the aesthetic it gives off: a dark, mysterious, and intriguing vibe that also in a way prepares the listener for either the future or the continuation of the ideas behind JACKBOYS. Not the best Travis Scott project, but definitely an outstanding introductory project for the label’s, and its artists’ respective futures. 8/10 = B… Full Review »
  2. Hendo250
    Mar 29, 2021
    7
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  3. soundmate
    Apr 12, 2020
    4
    Before starting reviewing this album, I am gonna explain why I am here since the music I consume is mainly pop, alternative or independentBefore starting reviewing this album, I am gonna explain why I am here since the music I consume is mainly pop, alternative or independent music. Well, I am here because I feel like we all should listen to different genres, try consuming new music and start appreciating other ways to transmit your feelings through this artistic expression. You can't (or shouldn't) ever criticise anything if you haven't at least tried it. We, as human beings, have an irrational fear of the unknown, which we are able to end but don't want to sometimes. Just joking, I am here in defense of Rosalía.
    Spanish singer Rosalía introduced me Scott's new musical project, which I wouldn't have given a listen to if she hadn't remixed the rapper's number one hit "Highest In the Room". Thus, I listened to the song and therefore, the whole album. I can definitely see that this mixtape has a glitché 2020 electronic hip-hop atmosphere which would have been very innovative if the rapper himself hadn't already released a bunch of songs that sound exactly the same. But let's be real: in the music industry, male artists can do whatever they want while female singers must reinvent themselves and try to change the game constantly. See so, male artists like Scott are allowed to repeat the musical formula used in their respective previous records. He could have made an effort to change his repertoire but he stuck to the same old stuff. I just wanted to see a little bit of evolution.
    To sum up, "Jackboys" is a characteristic/typical American glitch-pop Travis Scott collaboration mixtape that has dragged all the collaborators to the rapper's monotone territory; a territory dominated by no-sense lyrics (including Rosalía's, God save me), basic composition and cohesive but sometimes scratchy-boring repetitive sound.    … Full Review »
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