This album was terrible. There were maybe 3-4 listenable tracks for me on the entire album, and of those I would only ever bother to keep 1 track, "Hell of a Night," a haunting Dj Dahi beat with Schoolboy Q doing what he SHOULD be doing, making a decent party song.
Now let me go over this album on a song by song basis
Gangsta - This song would be ok, but the intro is so cringe worthyThis album was terrible. There were maybe 3-4 listenable tracks for me on the entire album, and of those I would only ever bother to keep 1 track, "Hell of a Night," a haunting Dj Dahi beat with Schoolboy Q doing what he SHOULD be doing, making a decent party song.
Now let me go over this album on a song by song basis
Gangsta - This song would be ok, but the intro is so cringe worthy "WHAT IT DOOO YOUNG **** The hook is lazy, but somewhat catchy, beat is forgettable
Los Awesome - Well this beat sure isn't forgettable, but that's because of how awful it is. Pharrell does the production here and this is probably the worst beat I have heard him give to any hip-hop artist, even Jay Rock couldn't save this
Collard Greens - Mediocre attempt at a break out single, Kendrick destroys Q on this track, and the beat is nice, the hook is good. However Schoolboy Q's verses here are TERRIBLE, this track should be a smooth ride, by Q's grating delivery basically ruins the song.
What They Want - Decent Mike WiLL beat, 2 Chainz destroys Q on this track, terrible TERRIBLE hook, and honestly just awfully done theme. Its like Q wanted to be Lil Wayne with all his sexual innuendo but has no idea how to make a good song about sex. Also will Schoolboy Q stop trying to sing, he can't he's worse than Kanye.
Hoover Street - Ok first of all, the intro beat is rubbish, the cymbals stop half way through and the bassline is extremely cliche. On top of that Q isn't really doing anything worthwhile with this, I see literally 0 point in making this a 2 part song, especially if the first part doesn't even fit with the album. The second half, is slightly better produced, but the HOOK on this is so bad, I have 0 reason to listen to this again.
Studio - Decent beat, good hook, terrible verses. At the end Schoolboy Q tries to sing again, what is with this guy and attempting to sing, your voice is not meant to sing at all, this guy gotta sip lean or something to get his voice a little smoother. In fact I bet he sipped while he recorded Habits and Contradictions cause he sounds so different there.
Prescription-Oxymoron - This is basically the track that shows that Q tried to copy Kendrick's debut. First off ,the song Prescription is probably one of the best on the tape. Q sounds so down to earth here, and then his daughter's voice comes in and out and you can just imagine some guy passed out in a hazy dimly lit room with drugs on a table in front of him and his daughter desperately trying to see if he's ok. Oxymoron on the other hand is such a ridiculous change of pace and beat, it feels flat out wrong. The verses are decent but the hook is once again TERRIBLE.
The Purge - Beat is very grimy and actually well done for Tyler, the hook is good, but then gets flat out lazy, and the sirens get annoying after a while. One thing I hate is that you start off with Tyler and his voice which PERFECTLY match the beat, and suddenly Q drops in and he just sounds so out of place next to Tyler its not even funny. Kurupt destroys Schoolboy Q as every feature on this album is basically a renegade.
Blind Threats - Decent song, but I feel like Schoolboy Q is reaching to find something deeper than he really is. Raekwon comes in and delivers an amazing verse, proving once again, Q can't keep up with the best. Beat is average, nothing memorable though.
Hell of a Night - I like this song, already explained why earlier, this could be a real good hit.
Break The Bank - Let me tell you my problem with this song. First of all, Schoolboy Q is singing AGAIN and he can't sing at all, so why does he insist on doing it unassisted without any auto-tune or something to make him a little better. Another issue I have is in the middle when Schoolboy Q says
"Tell Kendrick move from the throne, I came for it
I hope this **** hit arrange for it, cause Goddamn"
You know what that says to me? That tells me Q has let the pressure come to him, it tells me he is desperate to be big, but put this **** in interviews instead of your songs and prove us through your songs these words are true.
Man Of The Year - Great beat, great hook, verses are terrible, when the snippet dropped, hype went up for this album, but the verses sound like Q just stuck them on last minute after thinking of this hook for so long.
His and Her Fiend - Terrible song, terrible beat, sounds lazy, literally adds nothing to the album
Grooveline Pt. 2 - Ok, kinda boring, has a chilled vibe. Of course Q gets renegaded again by Suga Free with a great verse. Doesn't hold a candle to the pt. 1 which is so much better.
**** LA - Heavy trap beat, Schoolboy Q sounds so out of place here, its not even funny. He needs to stick to his own sound and expand on it, instead of trying to do mainstream stuff like this
So basically this album is worse than Setbacks, its worse than Habits and Contradictions, and is a complete let down. The fact that Q called this better than Kendrick's album is laughable.… Expand
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