So, as you can tell by my last post, I'm pretty high on Childish Gambino, so obviously I was excited when this came out, although I was worried by the Bun B guest appearance, as well as some black hippie shit. Oh well, I don't see how it could be bad.1. R O Y A L T Y
A ten second intro, just people saying royalty. Blake Griffin makes a cameo.
2. We Ain't Them
The beat's a little bit repetive on here, but Gambino has some real talk on it. It sounds like something that didn't make EP, but still a pretty good track.
3. One Up (Feat. Steve G Lover)
A fucking dope beat, and Steve G does pretty well on it. Gambino out-raps him obviously, but he sounds like he's still getting warmed up. His flow's pretty sweet here though. Also, the hook was pretty catchy.
4. Black Faces (Feat. Nipsey Hussle)
The beat starts out kind of cheesy, but builds up nicely. Nipsey kills his part, and Gambino is really showing how good he is on hooks so far this album. Still not reaching his potential on the rapping part yet.
5. Unnecessary (Feat. Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul)
Pretty sweet beat at first, and Gambino and Q kill it. But then it changes. And Ab-Soul fuckin DESTROYS it. Easily best song so far, everyone brings their A-game.
6. Shoulda Known
Gambino gets on his Drake steez. Singing, over a Drake beat, with a improved Drake flow and lyrics. I didn't like it, but I'm sure his female fans did.
7. Rip (Feat. Bun B)
Was not looking forward to this track because of Bun, but this is easily the best I've heard him. The hooks pretty cool too, and Gambino goes in. Pretty good track.
8. American Royalty (Feat. RZA & The Hypnotic Bass Orchestra)
RZA goes in on this shit, but after the beat changes the shit goes beastmode for Gambino. Like holy shit, he killed it. I wish they were seperate songs so RZA looked good. Even the instrumental at the end was fine. Best track so far.
9. It May Be Glamour Life (Feat. Ghostface Killah)
A Ghostface Killah solo track, as Gambino takes a well deserved break. I don't like this beat for Ghostface, but whatever, this shit was fine.
10. Toxic (Feat. Danny Brown)
For his lack of skill at rapping, and hype, Danny Brown is a running joke with me and my friends. He doesn't do much to change that on this track. The beat sounds cool until you realize it's a Britney Spears remix. Also, Childish Gambino has his second best verse on the project so far.
11. Silk Pillow (Feat. Beck)
Beck sounds like a really really really bad white rapper...it kind of reminds me of Buck 65. The cool techno part between verses works though, and Gambino has deffinitely upped his game since track 7. He sounds better on the last 3 tracks than he did on Camp, which is a good thing, because Camp was dope.
12. They Don't Like Me (Feat. Chance The Rapper)
I love the beat on this, and Chance and Gambino both kill it. Also, for some reason, this track doesn't stick out to me. Like it was good, but not great.
13. Arrangement (Feat. Gonage)
I found this track pretty annoying lyrically for Gonage's verse, but the beat was pretty dope. Gonage is just a bad rapper. Gambino does his thing here.
14. Won't Stop (Feat. Dannielle Haim)
Huh. I usually hate crooning, but I like Haim. She actually sounds sincere or something like that. Also, the beat changes for the rapping, and Gambino is the only rapper on here, which is awesome. Good Track.
15. Bronchitis
Gambino sounds really good on here, and I like the simplistic beat. One of my favorite songs on here, it's pretty chill. The monster-voice hook is weird though, and so are the beat changes, but that's what you get when Beck produces your song.
16. Wonderful (Feat. Josh Osho)
I hated his shit. Josh Osho is Gambino's favorite Bruno Mars, and he's an annoying singer. Plus Gambino only puts one verse on here, and it's not a great verse.
17. Make It Go Right (Feat. Kilo Kish)
This sounds like Gambino did a song with a classier British Kitty Pryde. I don't like her. The beat's annoying as fuck, and Gambino isn't great on it.
18. Real Estate (Feat. Alley Boy Swank & Tina Fey)
This was BANGIN. The beat was major dope, Gambino kills it like he shouldv'e been doing all album, Alley Boy Swank makes an okay contribution, and talks him out, before Fey gives us a laugh to finish off the album. The hook was also catchy, it seems like Gambino's pretty good at that. Very good track.
Rating: 8/10
Best Tracks: Real Estate, One Up, Unnecessary, American Royalty
Gambino has much higher potential than this, but he still out-raps almost everyone else in the game. A little bit dissapointing being his first release since Camp, but whatever. The tracks were very hit and miss, which was annoying, and there were way too many guests for my liking. Still, a pretty good mixtape.
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