NF's HOPE is NOT GOOD
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NF - HOPE / 2023 / SELF-RELEASED / POP RAP, CONSCIOUS HIP HOP, I LIKE HOW "EPIC MUSIC" IS A GENRE ON RYM
NOT GOOD/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
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NF DOOM really fell off after madvilliany, such a shame.
this is so wicked
😂😂
Usually these types of comments are kinda annoying, but this is kinda ight ngl
This is evil.
@@bruh......2005 thank you for your feedback.
"Eminem if he were a theater kid" is one of the most unintentionally brutal things melon has ever said
But it’s so accurate
@Operation: Heavener And still is today. Eminem rapped about those things on Music To Be Murdered By as well.
What would Eminem be without struggle and an alter ego that says zany things?
@@martytu20 Hmmm…SSLP, MMLP, MMLP2, The Eminem Show, Relapse…
@Operation: Heavener His struggles with divorce, anxiety with fame, drug addiction did churn out some great songs. It’s when he is in a happy moment in life that he doesn’t have much to say or rap.
Somebody once said NF is “video game trailer music” and I can’t stop thinking about that
Perfect way to describe this album
Someone else said he's a Recovery version of him. Some guy that owns a Spaghetti restaurant
It sounds like AJR made trailer music for a terrible Eminem biopic
well one of his songs was used for an Apex trailer 😭
cause of his producer, tommy prophet makes the same song over
Could you say it was an…NFL?
No, the album was great, better than drakes 😂. First person shooter is the only good thing off that album
I’m an nf fan so that’s annoying but that’s actually funny
If Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA were on this, and it was a collab album between the two called “Scaring the Hoes” you would’ve given it a light 9.
Big if true
Scaring the Ho[p]es
NF doesn’t swear 🤦♂️
@@dareal8n Scaring the Harlots
because that would be a much better record, right?
NF makes music for the crowd of folks who say “I don’t listen to rap but this guy speaks the truth!”
Nah thats Tom McDonald
@@elektra8535lmao facts
yeah that's definitely more Tom mcdonald. appealing to the same crowd that says "I'm not racist, I have black friends"
@@silvaskiproductions3937leave it to the racist to bring racism in a comment
@@daniaboujaoude4302 The thing is there's plenty of rappers that fill that gap.
If this album was called To Pimp a Hope, you would’ve bumped it up to a 10.
And if was called to Pimp a Hoe it would be a 11/10
LMAOOO
funny cause its true
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Y'all must be Redditors
Cant really fault someone too much for writing the music they like. Clearly NF enjoys doing this style. And when i first heard this new album, it came off as driven by his changing life circumstances. Becoming a parent and whatnot.
but you can clearly see that he hit the plateau. this new album seems like a copy of his previous album but with a slightly different theme. musically there's almost no difference but when it comes to lyrics he's become a little bland, boring and predictable. I like the fact that he's getting better at dealing with his issues and that he's in a happy place in his life but what made him interesting in the first place is his shtick of being this broken guy that goes through the hardships in life and is trying to understand his mind and it's responses to the horrible outside reality. Without it he's just a ... I don't even know just a regular pop artist with a christian twist. I can even predict what his next album is going to be about. it's going to be about him raising his kid, comparing him raising them up with his own childhood and how he is thankful to god for his family and how it gives him inspiration etc etc, while bitching how he's so unique and how other rappers only rap about money and bitkhes (when literally no rapper does that anymore). literally there's only 2 songs out of this album that I would probably listen to everyday. mediocre. can't say more about it and I'm gonna be very surprised if I'm wrong and he actually comes up with a banger album next but I doubt it
@@accountnew7030no one is going to read that
@A T I love that you said no rapper raps about money and bitches anymore but literally probably every rapper you listen to does. New car, New hoe, New necklace, and you love hearing about it😂
@@accountnew7030 and here you are writing an essay about it. mission accomplished!
Ofc you can't fault em for that. Doesn't mean we gotta like it! :^)
Pretty brutal to declare the concept of NF having hope NOT GOOD
bro can have hope, just please express it in a way that doesn’t sound like you’re advertising a new car.
@@harnessmadeofhopes wtf are you talking about
@@harnessmadeofhopes what do you mean by that?
@@harnessmadeofhopes Explain?
@@harnessmadeofhopes make it make sense
Genuinely misread the title and thought Melon was taking down the entire NFT industry in one video.
NF is just their predecessor. So technically you read the title right.
NF is worse
Well we wouldn't bother tbh
Fantano encroaching on Dan Olson territory.
Folding Ideas already did that
If this album had 100% drugs, 100% money, and 100% sex, you would've given it a 10.
album had to be a full 300%
Nah
Any time a rap album isn't related to the next persons that includes a bunch of niche trops like drugs, sex, money people start hating.
And 100% pure uncut rock
@@MadMonk59 Kendrick Lamar,earl sweatshirt and makes that point stupid
If only TH-cam still told you the amount of dislikes on a video. 🤔🤔
1.6k
1.9k now
Not really any actually, barely anyone listens to this shit lmao
@@Doc_Jelloyeah idk what bro was thinking, nf is pretty mid and his music is mostly just boring, radio, industry hollywood friendly ass pop rap
@@matthewlarios. Wouldn't that prove the commenters entire point? "wHaT wAs hE eXpEcTiNg". What were you expecting lol.
If NF is mid then he's a mid multi time #1 selling artist which of course is a real thing but that would mean you have TONS of people downvoting because NF makes music that appeals to a large audience.
NF is what happens when Recovery is your Illmatic.
Not at all that's fucking drake if anything not NF
@@thephenom9583 I don’t think drake has ever heard illmatic or recovery
this is the perfect way to describe NF 😂
@@thephenom9583 Not a single Drake album sounds like a Recovery knockoff lmfao.
This comment is brutal
Anthony, I normally like your videos, but if this was called Nendrick Famar there's no doubt in my mind that you would name this one of the greatest concept albums of this century.
real
So real
To hope a butterfly
Not real
Ongod
Do NOT ask an NF fan why NF is their favourite rapper.
i know this is a racism joke, he def isn't even close to my favorite rapper, but i do have a soft spot in my heart for how he helped me relate through a dark time in my life
@@Ty122096if it is then I don’t get it cus I’m black huh
he doesnt have to be your favorite rapper to be a fan tf?
@@Ty122096 what the fuck are you talking about
@@RaikanaAF NF is considered a "lyrical miracle rapper". And the joke often is is that these rappers are listened to by old white dudes who are convinced that they will bring back the "old hip-hop."
Mostly cause they're white.
The cinematic theme is his own style
You would've given it a 10/10 if Ed Sheeran did a rap feature
Ed Sheeran is up and coming like he is fucking on an elevator
NF is the “live, laugh, love” of hip hop
😂😂😂
raw
even worse than that he's more like a fake humble linkedin post
😂😂😂
Brutalized 😂😂
If this album was named Clouds, you would’ve given it a 5
Are u related to Robert Trujillo of Metallica?
Good question
thats true
@@hoodiejalen366 I wish
Melon, you would’ve given this a ten if he was white
Huh? 😭
Um……he is white
🎶That’s the joke~ 🎶
By the way, the only songs Fantano vibed with were “CAREFUL”, “MAMA” and “RUNNING”
4:19 it's funny because NF actually does wanna collab with AJR 💀
I don't mind NF
I don't like most of AJR
And I think AJR has worse sounding music... But man, I wanna see wtf that's gonnsa sound like 😂
"It's Recovery-era Eminem copying AJR, who is copying Twenty-One Pilots."
Somebody get NF on suicide watch 💀
Cringe comment fr
“Hope” he can recover
I don't think NF gives a fuck what some small time TH-camr has to say about his album.
@@PugsNotDrugs4calling fantano a small time youtuber is fucking crazy
@@PugsNotDrugs4 yo even though I am a fan of NF, this album not good
As NF said "as always the one trick pony is here so quit your sulking"
TPAB has a track titled Momma, Hope has a track titled Mama. Hope is this decade's TPAB confirmed 🗣️💯 10/10, NF is the goat 🐐
Cap
GKMC has a track titled Real, and so does NF's album "Therapy Session"
@@GreencowmeGamer 🤯 Real Music 💯🔥
He said on one of his songs I can't remember which one that he'll "accept advice if it's not presented ignorantly" so let's hope he listens.
The song is Paid My Dues
And by the way, NF is probably one of the few artists who I have legitimate HOPE for when he needs to improvise.
He literally gave no advice
@@coltannorris1868he literally did in the last third of the review.
I get it. It’s not for everyone. I like the points he made. As someone who has followed NF for years I fall in love with the journey and his music. It probably makes the music easier to listen to. I absolutely love this album. And his hype tracks are good gym motivators while they do come off as over the top and he has a me against the world approach. I love the singing cuts on this album but that’s just me I guess. I respect your opinion and understand your critiques. Thank you melon.
“You’re not an enigma, wrapped in a riddle, smothered in a mystery”
😂😂😂💀💀
i can’t believe someone can say this whole album is a whole is “not good”. that’s a crazy take
i mean hes a critic, kinda doing his job. sometimes he disagrees with your opinion. not the end of the world
How is it crazy?
I agree with you he thinks this album is bad but he couldnt do not a quarter of what NF does
@@drakethelf that's not his job, his job is to give his opinion on music
@@KMoney-be1yg IK that's not his job but it entails that basically any music of this genre, he is going to Criticize and I don't think that's fair because there's a lot of music like what NF makes that is terrible but you don't see those people getting the same treatment as NF. NF does it differently and most likely one of the best in that category! I'm simply saying the reason NF is getting this hate or "Critiquing" is because he's at the top and he is unique. I get its not everyone's style and that's cool but there is no one near his level and to say this album of them all was a bad one is almost just a plain out insult... Now is that what he's doing "Critiquing", because its sounds like there is a little bit of hatred toward NF's music in general.
This comment will probably get missed since I think everyone here hates NF
I think you can not relate to something, but still appreciate the artistry. He puts a lot of effort in his word choice, cadence, audio engineering, and directing choices. Clearly I’m an NF fan so I wanted to hear how the other side finds his new direction. But maybe NF fans and non fans just wont see eye to eye on this one as art is up for interpretation.
People love to hate on this guy, they're all bark no bite, the only thing that their mind thinks of is "he's a Eminem recovery clone" 💯
@@romonrivera9977 that’s pretty dang true😅 to each their own though. I guess if you don’t like it, press the stop button 🤷♂️
@@darthkolvin3210 fr
@@romonrivera9977 they all have the same argument
yeah, everyone does and they have no real reason.
I’m not going to upfront deny it, but can someone explain to me how NF CURRENTLY sounds like em? I saw a parallel between his forgiveness for his mother like what em did in headlights, but beyond that his music doesn’t feel at all the same to me as em’s does.
I will admit he certainly did at one point though. For context, nf is my favorite rapper, followed by j cole, Benny, mf doom, and kendrick
Def his older stuff does sound like em. But I’d say from perception on he sounds nothing like Em.
@@quacksun5959 you just wrote the man’s name in lower cases 😡😡😡😡😡 ⚠️poser detected⚠️
@@ryder240 the all caps doesn’t work on my phone 😭
@@hunnathegunna5616 i saw a clip where NF says the only music he listened to for like 4 years was eminem, before he discovered new artists. that might be the reason.
I disagree with this analysis, but I understand where he's coming from. Fantano is speaking directly about the music itself, which is his job. Musically it is the same stuff we've heard from Mansion, to Clouds. Conceptually it's miles different however. This album (as all of NF's albums) are made for his fans, not the industry. That's the point he was trying to make throughout this album.
When he talks about not being an industry clone, he means that he could push his musical boundaries, but that's not what he makes music to do. He doesn't make music for the recognition of his peers. He makes music to speak to those who really listen to him. I'm not saying you should listen to him, but he makes music for those who do. People from the outside, who don't care about what he has to say, will see monotony in him musically (Fantano). Which is 100% understandable. But for those who have been in really dark places in life and followed NF as he poured his demons out on songs over the last 10 years, this album is his Magnum Opus. For all of those fans who related to the things he's gone through and written about, this album proves to everyone that there is a light on the other side. The album is titled Hope, not because NF is hopeful for anything, but to show all of his fans who he knows go through similar problems, that they need to hold on to Hope. That you will always find your way out of dark places if you work hard enough to.
Yes musically this is everything we have heard before, and I'm not arguing with the review in any way. But this album was never created for the Fantanos of the world. It was created for everyone who has been on this journey with him for years, who actually care about the struggles he goes through, and feel like we can connect with him and his journey through his music. This one meant a lot to his fans.
Yea as a fantano stan, I can get behind this, well articulated 👍
not reading allat
Didn't read all of this but I agree with u. NF is basically doing it for the fans
I'm pretty sure Fantano understands that, though. Lol. Like he literally mentioned that he understands how some people may connect with it. So it seems like you don't disagree with his analysis at all. Lol
Shame his fanbase is the worst and can’t form an opinion.
I’ve never related more to an album in my life then I have with nfs “hope”. The struggles he’s faced with mental health, finding faith, dealing with trauma, not passing that along to his kids, fighting back with his inner child/demons, staying true to himself and his values…he’s an inspiration to me. & the music is good/catchy/moving. Plus me & my four year old son can listen to this together, we go “my album” my album “my album” my album “my album!!!!!!! Hope!
NF sucks, listen to Thugger.
@@franchise5527nice opinion u got there.
@@kazu9310 NF is mid, listen to MF DOOM.
Still a corny whack rapper nevertheless.
@@franchise5527invalid opinion
NF be rapping on them Christopher Nolan type beats.
tenet lol
As an NF fan, I can really appreciate how he laid out his thoughts and gave a completely honest opinion without having to directly attack NF as an artist like some have
NF as an artist sucks
I'm glad Anthony Fantano didn't make you cry
Maybe NF needs to be directly attacked as an artist like some have
@@BladeMaktar don’t know why he needs the guy hasn’t done nothing
@@BladeMaktar nf hasn’t done anything to deserve that though. At least he isn’t racist and complains about “wokeness” and “snowflakes” like Tom Macdonald does💀
So people said he has no variety in his music and now when he puts out different music and they hate it
What are you talking about this is literally the same shit.
@@sarang8585 you clearly didnt listen to the album. Tell me one song from The Search (his previous album) that sounds like HAPPY from this album
@@sarang8585 this is so different, the only song that sounds the same is hope
@@Maxjhodgson sorry it’s just hard to take NF seriously sometimes when he is this corny and basic I can’t take it it’s unlistenable tbh
@@jayp7552”They Prayin on my downfall, let em pray”
"comes across just as self-obsessed as the narcissistic clout chasers that he's trying to separate himself from" perfectly describes the odd feeling I couldn't put my finger on about this album
I like how you all say he just does the same thing but then will proceed to listen to 20 songs about the same thing
What
@@Withon you know what I said was right
@@yoboydragon8519 the issue is largely about musical innovation as well as lyrical.
What in the world are you talking about
@@simanolastname2399 pretty simple what I am talking about if u paid attention to the video then looked at my comment u would now what I am talking about
NF is the type of guy to stop at a red light while playing Grand Theft Auto.
Don't act like you don't get bored and do that sometimes. 🤣
@@LVTHORAscending its harder to abide traffic laws. gives you something to do
Huh??
"arguing with a demon voice" is the most Eminem thing I've ever heard
literally something em did like 25 years ago and evem he definetly wasnt the first one to do that
so?
em actually argued with the devil on a relapse track lol
To me, i think the idea that what he's doing is 'revolutionary' had less to do with his style, and more to do with his 'journey.' Very few artists had a consistent story/journey they take people on from album to album. Thats not to say it hasnt been done before, but i havent seen someone do it the NF has. Hope, Happy, Motto, and a few other songs from this album were really good to me, and other were hard misses. I still though it was good and am excited to see what comes next because we can see hjm trying to figure out how to fit his style while not losing himself back into that downward spiral he used to sing from previously. Give him some time, he'll figure it out.
those songs are shit
lmaooo
It always amazes me how many of literally the same song can someone put out and still enjoy a moderate success
Most of his music is different lol compare the clouds song with suffice
Yea it seems to be a trend in the music industry and people eat it up
I mean you could say a lot of artists have songs lyrically similar. I think the main difference being the style/genre of the music; with other types of music the words aren't always important (like Metal lol); but with rap, the lyrics are probably the biggest focal point of the tracks, so for [the lyrics] to be similar themes really can make songs feel too 'samey' 🙄
Clearly never been to Nashville. So many artists been there for +10 yrs just rewrite the same 2-5 songs w virtually identical instrumental and th same themes in the writing, and their fans typically eat it up. The they wonder why they are the butt of so many jokes.
Plenty of artists do that, it's just a matter of what artist you don't like does it, then u call it out lol
Fun fact NF stands for Nick Fuentes.
Explains his popularity with the alt-right.
That’s not fun
It stands for Not Funny. 😂
I like how I can’t be a fan of NF without being a alt right racist who only likes him because he’s white …fucking clowns
Name one time NF has ever said something racist or anti Semitic💀
The numbers he does is pretty astounding tbh tho, I thought he was a lot smaller but so many of his fans come out of nowhere to praise every so often
not hard to hit an idiot when throwing a pebble in a crowd ig
@@christopheviens6468 and there’s millions upon millions of them lol
@@christopheviens6468 that is a funny ass phrase lmao
It’s weird like when Dax makes a corny song everyone clowns on him but when NF does it a bunch of teens and young adults who don’t like swearing come and defend it harder than the Japanese defended Iwo Jima
@@Josehem469when did people’s problems and struggles become corny?
No one can blame you for your opinion, but I feel like it’s pretty off. You say stuff is tacky and you don’t like the sound, but you don’t say why. How is it tacky? Also, you say he just copies Eminem but how? He doesn’t cuss, he doesn’t make profane jokes, he doesn’t use the same kind of beats, he raps about different things. Sure he’s influenced by Eminem but that’s a big difference. It’s like you give him a hard time for being different but then also mark him down for having some Eminem influence. I just feel like your points are contradictory. “He’s too much like Eminem, but I don’t like that he doesn’t cuss like Eminem or appeal to the same audience as Eminem”. I honestly find it kind of corny that you think something has to be not “PG” to be good and have a message. Why does being safe in that sense make it bad? Not every artists has to use slurs bro. It’s okay if some talk about growing and going to therapy and being there for their kids and wife. Like I said, everyone can have their own opinion, but I feel like you just don’t like his style and can’t resonate with his message, which is totally valid, but needed some long winded snobby reason to say that. I’m really not trying to be rude. Just giving my honest thoughts on your review. I will say, I do agree that he spends too much time talking about the industry. It definitely gets a little old. I’m not saying the album is perfect. I just really don’t see the reason or rationale in some of your arguments.
Much, much respect for having actual criticism. You are a good fan.
NF and Dax bout to drop a collab album that’ll go triple platinum with annoying Instagram rap pages
@@daniaboujaoude4302 I agree
@@daniaboujaoude4302 people obviously don't listen to NF of they think he's as bad as dax.. I see people on here comparing him to Tom Macdonald 💀💀 I'm not a massive NF fan but it's way better than that
This man really dont like NF lol He makes some fair points, but I feel his last album was alot more emotional on a personal level and he still doesnt seem to have liked that either as until now he has never reviewed one of his albums.
I liked the album personally
stop being racist
Same
Loved it too. Don’t agree with points made in this vid. Misses the boat but o well.
He's at his best when hes talking about himself and his own internal struggle vs when he talks about others and what they think of him
I strongly believe NF was created in a lab to be a SFW Eminem for soccer moms
How many nf song have you listened to if not then stfu
Harsh but very true
@@stewiegriffinfortnight2160 it's not true stop being a kiss ass
He's not a eminem wannabe or anything he is his own person
@@thephenom9583 cap
Oof. This is a bad day for the Kyles
HOO HA
u are brad
i think someone needs to take a good listen to motto and try applying it to their life.
Im sorry but i completely disagree, guess its your opinion but i personally disagree
That’s how to handle it. I personally agree with Fantano here but at least you’ve reacted better than a lot of the NF fans in here.
if it was called NF Grips The Hope Store you would have given it at least a ten
I’m gonna be honest- I’m not feeling this one fantano. Album was great. I’m gonna get shit from your community, but this was a bad take
NF's music saved my life.
With that being said, I really respect the way you laid out your opinion of the album.
Can't deny that especially for me, but this "HOPE" album have only like 2 good songs
🤓🤓🤓🤓
@@ajmma499 Ya'll NF haters can't put up a good arguement if your life depended on it. The only thing you guys know how to say is some cringe ass emoji.
@@KianTheeGreat you are the proof bro. nf makes music for little roblox kids
@nuts my statement still stands, y’all can’t put on a good argument
1:20 bro says wont step out of the shame when the ENTIRE ALBUM IS HIM LEAVING SHAME BEHIND
It must be pretty good if Fantano doesn’t like it.
What?
Fr
The Cordae feature is unreal though lmao
Thank you for clarifying that NF is, in fact, not Gunna at 3:50, melon. I was confused by that for the longest time.
For a moment i thought NF wanted a beef with gunna💀
Idk you make it sound like the album is a failure. An album is an expression of emotion and you don’t have to like it but again your reviewing it like it’s a cell phone. He’s sharing it with you. Yes some artists do it for the money but I can assure you his music is passion. I thought it was a beautiful album.
He didn't make it sound like a cell phone review.
All my friends love NF and i feel like I'm really bringing everyone down when i share my opinions. I actuality liked the pop stuff he did on his last album, but this felt like a regression back into the same old thing.
Worst song was Bullet. I just can't bring myself to give a single eff about any "I love my wife" song. Also, NF's complaints about the industry are so shallow and weird. The industry is less centralized than ever and the charts and grammies have been crapping themselves trying to catch up. But he still thinks we're in the pre-streaming age, for some reason.
Yeah but you prefer ,a song about a bitvh tweaking than someone who shares a connection to you
Honestly, I feel as if his song bullet was amazing. Despite the theme being cliche and overused in most music it really shows how far he’s come, his song lie showing his relationship-wise trauma.
So for me, bullet was just a heartwarming song and it’s just very real, once you get a kid or get married I feel we will relate more to this song.
My brother-in-law introduced me to NF with HOPE and I really liked it. Despite what Melon says, given the context of NF's journey it is quite a powerful point in his career. Granted, he is right that the orchestration is quite a bit overboard, though. I haven't dug too far back in his discography, but I could really tell that NF has talent.
My brother-in-law has been trying to get me to finish this album, though and I'm just really struggling to get through it. And a lot of what Anthony is saying really describes my feeling toward it. Like, I know this guy has the skill to make something meaningful, but this just feels like hes becoming the sell-out he swears he's not. It's just so formulaic and derivative of so much from the past fifteen years. I know his mental struggles are a major theme in his music, but it really seems like he's at a point where he believes he's taking the steps to become more self aware, but really he's just projecting his own insecurities. Many of which I can empathize with, but still.
He talks so much crap about the music industry as if HE doesn’t work for them at the end of the day. He doesn’t even own the rights to any of his albums as well. It’s also an honor to be able to win a Grammy and be able to perform at an award show but his record label doesn’t even bother to squeeze him in there because he’s going to depress everyone in that room with his “I’m not like any of you” lyrics. I get he thinks he’s an outsider or whatever but he’s already 32 and not in high school, he has money and fame so what exactly makes him feel so depressed about his own life to say he’s not popular or something. It just makes me cringe and 12 year olds eat it up.
Yeah the song Mama made me cry the first time I heard it. I'm glad you could see the genuine emotion in that one.
NF bragging about not doing features is a lowkey self-own....I have a feeling Kendrick, JID, etc weren't exactly reaching out to him....
Bro think he J.Cole 💀💀
Exactly what I was thinking when he mentioned that too. Like, who’s really out here giving NF a call for a feature? Lmao
It's not about doing features with them tho, it's just like other artists in general, he mentions that Kendrick is someone who he likes, which I'm sure means he'd want to do a track with him, but i get what you mean
I must’ve missed the part of the album where NF screamed “KENDRICK LAMAR REACHED OUT TO ME AND I SAID ‘NUH UH’!”
NF’s HOPE is NOT GOOD TO YOU my friend. That is what you should say. The album is great to other people. If you don’t like it, just ignore it and stop saying bulls*it my friend!
NF is my 8 year old cousin’s favorite rapper
Makes sense
If his name was NF DOOM you would give it a 10
most generic bs ive ever heard honestly i couldn't listen for more than 5 minutes it sounds like stock footage but music
NF is actually my favourite musician. Not my favourite rapper, but i like his music style. I like his singing. And the concert i went on was, damn, it was a blast. Really, really good. Although there are some parts i don't enjoy about him. My teeth are gritting when i hear that high pitched voice in some of the songs. The Hope album isn't very deep in meaning, but i think it adds very well to his dicsography. There is some evident growth as a human, especially the song MAMA agains How Could You Leave Us in 2016. Regardless, this is one of the albums i enjoy, i like to return to it and even there is the one song that i hate, and it has not enough SUFFICE. Damn. The biggest problem I see people have with him being he is basically almost not evolving. But, the thing with this album is, it is a getaway to the second half of 2010's for me. And i very much enjoy it. I think this album is enjoyable, i can't really judge him for making the music that he himself likes. I do too.
Nf has album #1 charts numbers dont lie
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I’m a fan of NF, some of the fans are way to aggressive, it’s alright for you to not like it, people are allowed to have opinions
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
Bruh. This whole video is a personal opinion and very misleading.
People need to stop comparing artists.
When it comes to NF it's his lyrics that are important.
He's defending himself and making sure people know why he's here.
All whilst dropping the most real truth out there about life.
Now for my personal opinion because that's what this whole video is.
Eminem can't compare to NF.
And I'm not talk about rapping skill. There's way more to it than that.
1. no duh it’s a personal opinion. you don’t need to agree, he literally says it’s his opinion in the description. music isn’t all objective
2. comparing artists is fine, people’ll do it if they want to and i mean hey that’s alright
3. eminem outdoes NF in rapping. obviously. how does NF outdo eminem? not really at all. what more is there to it than eminem being a better rapper lmao
NF hasn’t evolved too much in lyric or sound. same old production and themes mostly. not as unique as everyone gasses it up to be
@@V1atic When I say it's personal opinion, I mean the whole video is irrelevant.
And no, you shouldn't compare artists, nor should you compare really anything to anything in life.
And I never said he was more skilled a spitting lines.
He's better because the lines he spits have layer upon layer of meaning, the more you think about them.
And he arguably has the biggest change out of most artist out there. He references his own songs in many of his other songs. Along with many references in general.
And unlike most artists his albums go in order to tell a story of a bigger picture.
Now if we're talking just music. Then I see where you're coming from.
As I said though, there's way more to it then just tune/skill of the artist.
It all adds up.
But regardless all music is music>>>>
I just prefer NF because his music is extremely deep, and has many layers of thought.
@@LionblazeTc comparing artists is fine. I don’t really do it, but some people do.
having layers on layers in albums isn’t really insanely special. there are plenty of other artists that have done that and connected their songs with a complete narrative and referenced them in other albums. kendrick did it. all power to ya though i guess
How dare you, Fantano! I'll tell the teacher you didn't do your homework if you don't give NF a yellow flannel!
how in anyway is this album or any of the songs on it related to Eminem or sounding anything like Eminem has realized in the past?
How is it not?
Keyword is Recovery era Eminem
It’s too bad the numbers don’t agree with you.
buddy this album is a masterpiece and he sounds nothing like eminem
Lmao MASSIVE cope
@@epileptictrees5213It is not though. Weird. Ems voice is so nasally sounding and now sounds like a robot tone lol
They are two very different artists.
@@NIKKI-1979😂sure thing
@@NIKKI-1979hes talking about recovery era eminem not now
Cope
NF is not for everyone and especially guys like Anthony as they can't relate to his music and just see his work as a white rapper copying Eminem.......hois music motivates the people listening to him
why every NF fan gotta be like “you just don’t understand his music 🤓” as if it’s some deep and layered experience and not a surface level cornfest of melodrama
@@joob6262if it's surface level how deep is your surface
See the thing is that people like Mac miller J Cole KENDRICK LAMAR do it 100x better
@@joob6262it is layered though. that is the thing! He connected all six albums! Hidden eggs too. In hope video alone he connected 10 past songs. If you come into his music into the search album you will be lost.
Yes most artists are not deep but NF is and he works hard on that. Do more research.
2023 Updated NF Journey List
🎶 This is for anyone new who may want to take the NF journey as we call it because he intertwines his music like marvel movies. All of his albums are like a connected series.
He also hides eggs in his videos which he co-directs and co-produces.
For example in his “When I Grow Up” song there were four hidden eggs in that song: 1. A black balloon by the trash cans (black balloon represents his burdens per search single) 2 In the burger joint he grabbed at receipt that had the date and time of when his song time was being released. 3. He had outcast written on his name tag in the janitor scene which references his Outcast song. 4. He had his moments album CD in car scene
Another example is in the search song he had cage in background he rapped in from his outcast song. Search single also connects to Hope. In Hope he has the “map to hope”.
The black smile you will see painted on his mouth is explained in his therapy session song.
Here is the song order:
MANSION ALBUM:
1. All I have (VIDEO)- Will connect to his Suffice single from Hope album.
2. Intro (VIDEO) (Connects to Outro)
3. Mansion- *will connect to Intro 3. Fear moved in. Also connects to paid my dues. Anger lives in basement* Lastly it connects to Hope single.
4. Wake Up (VIDEO) connects to Intro 2 and Outro.
5. Paralyzed- Connects to Let you down and Trauma
6. Wait (VIDEO)
7. Notepad (VIDEO) *He explains why he does not cuss in his music🎶*
THERAPY SESSION ALBUM:
1. Intro 2 (VIDEO) *He calls out his song wake up and has names of all songs written on walls from this album. You will also see references to his intro song as well.*
2. Therapy Session (VIDEO) Very important song. Explains his black smile he paints on his mouth.
3. I just wanna know (VIDEO)-Will connect to Outro video.
4. How could you leave us-(VIDEO) Please have tissues nearby. Will connect to his Mama single.
5. Real song- (VIDEO) * He pays homage to Lil Wayne in this song by using his famous line feed me rappers or feed me beats but adding feed me both of them 🔥* Also connects to Outro video.
6. Grindin’ ft. Marty (VIDEO)
7. Oh Lord-* This song gets referred to in returns song two albums later.* Great song
8. Statement *He pays homage to eminem and drake in this song* (hype song)
Warm Up -(VIDEO) Single released between albums. (hype song)
Epiphany- collab with futuristic. (VIDEO) *He pays homage to meek mill.*
PERCEPTION ALBUM:
1. Outro (VIDEO) *pay attention to the video. It is like avengers endgame how he connects tons of previous videos materials in this.* connects to Wake up, therapy session, intro 1, real single, and I just wanna know single.
2. Green Lights-(VIDEO) * Please pay attention to what he has written on the notepad at the end
3. Intro 3 (one of his best songs) *This connects to mansion single. Remember fear. reference. Connects to hope single
4. Outcast (VIDEO)- will connect to clouds video.connects to Hope single
5. Know- *He pays homage to eminem and 21 pilots* (hype)
6. Destiny (hype)-Mansion single is mentioned in this song.
7. One hundred (hype)
8. Let you down (VIDEO) please watch to the very very end! Plots twist. Connects to hope single.
9. If you want love (VIDEO)
10. Remember this- *💎 Gems all over this track!*
Single: No Name. (VIDEO) *This gets connected in leave me alone song an album later.* connects to Motto as well with the VIP part.
Single: Why- (VIDEO) *NF pays big homage to Big Sean as he uses his flow from bounce back in this and mentions Big Seans name and his album I decided. (This isnt nates flow he says)
Also he has a ton of eggs like Dont mess with real music written on walls. Pay attention to all writing on the walls* connects to Motto as well
SEARCH ALBUM
Whole album should be listened to. Below is mainly the journey songs and hype songs:
1 The search (VIDEO) *He pays homage to kanye west. (Cant tell me nothing by kanye and he puts his hands on his head like kanye did in video) this also connects to outcast re the cage in background)* connects to Hope single as well-map to hope
2. When I grow up (VIDEO) *He pays homage to Adele. (To me he also did to snoop in opening scene with kids saying what they wanted to be when they grow up)* Hidden eggs in this connects to Motto (the fan sipping the drink)
3. Leave me alone (VIDEO) * This connects to no name single.*
4. Change- this song is mentioned in his search single.
5. Nate- He mentions all his past albums.
6. Time (VIDEO) Song for his wife.
7. Returns- (hype song) one of his best for flow switches and word play- connects to oh lord single
8. Only - I feel like part two of this is Just like you from clouds mixtape.
9. Let me go- connects to Hope
10. Interlude then I hate myself song. In running he mentions Hate Myself.
11. I miss the days
12. No excuses (hype song)
13. Options (hype song) connects to clouds video with the ref scene
14. Trauma singing only song. Amazing. Connects to Search Intro Single.
Paid My Dues (VIDEO)
It was to the awful article rolling stones put out because the writer was a big chance the rapper fan and was pissed NF took number one spot. Over 400 people bashed that writer in the comments lol
Chasing -demo he did with a fan. This was very nice of him to do. This also will connect to the whole theme of Clouds Mixtape.
CLOUDS THE MIXTAPE-
1. Clouds (VIDEO) * This connects to outcast single turn the music up and options singles* connects to hope single
2. Lost ft Hopsin (VIDEO) connects to hope single (reins) also connects to search theme with black balloons (burdens)
3. Story (VIDEO) This is one of his best for story telling singles!
4. That’s a Joke (pays homage to J Cole from no role modelz)
5. Just like you (connects to Hope single where his older self is giving him wrong directions)
6. Prideful-Connects to Lost as he speaks about pride in that single.
7. Drifting (connects to Hope single)
8. Trust ft Tech N9ne- To me this connects to running single from Hope. As he mentions “if you have never been afraid then why you running?”
HOPE ALBUM
1.Hope- (video) connects to Drifting, Lost Ft Hopsin, Mansion single, Outcast, let you down, search single (map to hope), let me go, just like you, and why.
2.Motto-(video) connects to when i grow up (same fan sipping drink) no name, happy, and why singles.
3. Happy. Connects to Motto.
4. Mama-Connects to How could you leave us single.
5. Suffice-Connects to All I have single. He even uses a line from this single as well in this.
6. Careful Ft Cordae- Pays homage to J Cole.
7. Turn my back- Shouts out Kanye, Drake, Eminem, Dr. Dre, J Cole, Kendrick, Cordae, Big Sean, 6LACK. Shouts out God’s Plan by Drake as well in this.
8. Bullet- The whole song is written for his wife.
9. Running. Very important song. Connects to Hope intro single. He is speaking to the dark side of him. Hope is taking the reins!
(The whole album is amazing so please listen to the rest of the music when you can. Nothing else is a call back to his older music)
I have listened to some of his songs, and got nothing but gritting my teeth so hard they exploded into a fine powder from the cringe.
I got nothing good out of his music.
Ocean’s Water is QUITE WET
He was actually really nice about how he didn’t like it this part made me happy 7:47
This is genuinely an L take and the numbers will back that 😅
Matt’s Crypto
L take Mr Matt's Crypto
your channel is an L all your videos are about crypto
nf's NN..Food is a classic, anthony
LMAOOOO
NF might give off a stuck-up vibe to someone who is heavily involved with the music industry, but throwing jabs at him for taking the route toward his own personal freedom is just pathetic as a music reviewer.
Edit after 6 months: I still think this is a pathetic review that he very obviously came into with preconceived notions, but after watching a little of him he's not horrendous. He's the average critic, some based takes some decent takes and mostly dogshit takes.
w-w-what???? the new nf album is… bad????!???!????!!?!! i am so shocked by this information
Hard to take someone serious when they're clearly comparing one rapper to another because they're both white. That's a YIKES from me. Wildly delusional. But hey, everyone is allowed to have opinions, even wrong ones.
NF is just doing what he wants to. You've said multiple times that he's trying to make something different, but failing. However, you're just wrong. He's not saying that about the sound, but rather about the lyrics and the meaning of what he's saying. Take "Mama," for example. That entire song is about forgiving his mother, which is something he has historically held a grudge about ("How could you leave us?"). This is supposed to be about him finally getting better and how he's going to do new stuff. Think of it like this:
Everything before this is about his depression and mental health problems.
This is about finally getting better and taking steps towards better mental health and a new outlook on life.
The next album will probably be completely new.
Take the first song of the album (which I actually don't like very much), "Hope," where he's fighting his past self for control. Then look at the last track, "Running," where he's talking about moving on from "NF" the character and finally evolving.
"I don't wanna wait another day
I've waited long enough, I'm ready
I can see the sun, it's comin' up
There's happiness on the horizon"
He's finally letting go of his trauma, struggles with self-hate, and all the pain.
He's finally going to be better, and part of that is letting go of this chapter of his life. "Pride" has been a metaphor for this character "NF," and now he's letting go of his pride and with it his old self. This isn't going to be an experimental album, but the next album might be a bit different. I understand why you might not like it, but I think it's fine, at least a light 5. I think you have a tendency to just miss the message of songs and albums entirely or be more harsh on certain albums than others.
Yeah thats a pretty basic and formulaic concept and even so the concept for an album can be good but the music can be terrible if kendrick lamars good kidd maad city had the same story just different beats flows and lyrics it could be a terrible album. NF tries to hard to say something deep and it comes off preachy and boring.
This is a music critique channel. NF makes lazy music, if he didn't make lazy music he wouldn't be disliked. But he chooses to do so
@@watermelon2223 I don't understand how his music is lazy? It's not like all of his songs are this "miss you girl, i was happy when i was with you, now I'm not and am sad" type stuff, he genuinely puts a ton of effort into his music?
@@derrickrose6396 it's not suposed to be super original it's suposed to reflect himself. He's not making music for the critics or the labels, he's just making music that reflects his life and his struggles. He's making music for himself, and people who can relate to his topics. Sure it's not a experenental album and that's fine it's not trying to be.
NF does it again
I feel what your saying. And I respectfully disagree. Feels like there's a lot of comparisons. And as we know: Comparison is the thief of joy. In closing: Just because you don't like something doesn't mean its not good.
thats just an excuse that people hide behind to say that their favourite artist is good even when critics say they arent
@@hatw_ Indeed. Especially when weather being good or not is based more on opinion, quality of the artists work, and the critics taste in music. Considering his fan base has been nothing but supportive. Id say its pretty good. My point is, learn to see the difference between what is objectively bad vs it not being your preferred thing/taste.
Anthony's videos aren't about good and bad, it's about what he likes.
music is subjective, like what you like. but don't expect people to not give criticsim on it
Hater’s are gonna hate I’m not gonna act like the sun shines out his ass but music is an art form in a way there is no objectively good or bad songs but more so they are subjective and are left for the listener to reflect on and connect with, I get your point of saying it sounds pre-planed and designed to assimilate and resonate with a specific demographic of people but that’s the same for all music/art, there is no non disrespectful way to say this but you are the equivalent of that guy who doesn’t think the Mona Lisa is real art are you wrong to have that opinion not at all but I think you should start the video by respecting the individuals art and giving them a proper honest review whist disclosing that that they are your opinions and views on the art and not the supposed objective truth (not just in the final seconds of the video). At the end of the day you do you, I’m not losing sleep on this And you shouldn’t either but if anyone decides to read this, I hope you’re open-minded enough to consider this perspective for any artist in the future
His ratings make 0 sense. This man said ksi was good lmao
Ouch. NF fans will not see that one coming
"You'll never see it coooomiiiinggg....."
*Ambatukam*
We did see it coming. We know how much Fantano doesn’t like NF. There’s some fair criticisms for sure but some ridiculous ones too
@@gamermonkey153 Agreed, Clouds was somehow much better
@@Adog00 Really? Why did I think he always praised him? I must be thinking of someone else
I think this is the most I have disagreed with a needledrop video, this album was pretty good.
Exactly the kind of person that NF fans are happy to avoid.Understandably,with such a shallow point of view,you don't get it,not even close.The only REAL thing that's getting old is that people,like yourself still compare the man to Eminem.But hey,thanks for the input.
Fantano will never understand real music 😤. Eminem, NF, Tom Macdonald and half of Logic are underrated GOATS 🐐 🐐 🐐
💯🙏 fr tom macdonald is the new tupac (I have never had sex)
You don't know anything about music my friend
@@amogussus5907 it’s called a joke
pls dont put eminem in the same category he at least had massive impact on hip hop and pop culture
@@lol123ukidding exactly
I think a big part of NF's appeal to those he appeals to is being along for the ride--- as in HIS ride, his journey. I think that you might not have listened to his older stuff which a lot of it is not stuff meant to be sung along to but rather just to be listened to and absorbed. It's not for everyone, but I find your critique to be unnecessarily harsh and rather tone deaf. I'm not sure why he bothers you so much but admittedly I just happened upon this video and clicked play ----I'm assuming that this type of overly personally critical review is your thing.
"You should like the thing I like!"
How can you call this review harsh when all it’s doing is showing how the shit NF blabs about simply isn’t true? Like fantano said, NF isn’t some exception or outlier in the industry. He makes boring, average, safe music that is outshined by anything else in their respective genres. He makes such generic music and pretends it’s groundbreaking. How is that harsh? It’s simply true. Your comment is so worshipy and negates anything constructive that was said in this review.
Listen I get it, I used to be a really big fan of NF, but as I expanded my music taste further, he’s not nearly as good as I thought he was. This review is not overly critical, and it is a pretty solid and unbiased review of music that is super overrated. I wouldn’t say NF’s music is bad, you just need to listen to different artists and genres to understand why he’s not that good.
@@aleatheltrashcan478 I would agree with this-- he's not as good as it felt like he was when I first discovered his music. Maybe it was because I (for some reason) took it upon myself to memorize the lyrics to The Search and used to torture/entertain my high school age kids in the car on the way to school performing it (hey they had a talent show where a couple of kids performed this song and my kids said my version was better! ;) Anyway. Or maybe it was the fact that The Search (album) came out right after I bought my beloved Chrysler Sebring convertible (RIP!) and I have these vivid memories of driving on the 78 freeway with the top down blasting the album and singing along and feeling free (not a common feeling for me sadly). Maybe it's because one night I decided to see what his older stuff sounded like and so I sat and listened to a lot of it on TH-cam and cried my eyes out multiple times because I wasn't prepared for how intimate and vulnerable a few of the tracks were and that made an impression on me. I admit that my affinity for NF is in part really my empath side feeling his pain (everything is relative) and as a result silently rooting for him to make it past the things that caused it. It could be because the line "We've all got something that we've trapped inside that we try to suffocate, you know, hoping it dies, try to hold it under water but it always survives til it comes up out of nowhere like an evil surprise, then it hovers over you to tell you millions of lies" (and most of the rest of the song as well as a lot of what he says in Leave me Alone) hit me right in the gut because I sincerely know exactly what he means by this, having experienced it myself most of my life. Not every artist does that for me. Many others do, of course. Perhaps I was already primed to enjoy NF having loved other decidedly exclusively introspective music by similarly self-absorbed artists like Trent Reznor (who I swear I was going to marry for several years. I love you Trent!). Point being that I acknowledge that a lot of what I like enough about NF to have felt compelled to rush to defend him against the critical guy who made the video that this is a comment on is more about myself and less about his music. I'm glad that I found his music as well because it led me to find other excellent artists like Samson and Burden who I now adore and celebrate when something new comes out. I think that Samson is just as clever if not more clever than NF and his music tends to be the opposite of NF---always a commentary on things outside of himself. If you haven't heard of him, I encourage you to check him out. I like Burden's conviction and agree with a lot of his observations. Anyway--sorry for the long response waxing poetic in the middle there for a moment. I just felt like I needed to make it known that I do agree with what you said and while I don't take back what I said about NF, I acknowledge that my opinion is not unbiased.
People love to hate on NF.
This is such an L take. What a terrible way to look at nf… it’s a shame.
i know right. hes just so different and not like the others. i dont know how fantano cant see that!
you could say this is a NF L
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Common nf L
Classic
CLOUDS and The Search were much better imo
Anyone else really enjoying the new Alchemist Domo Genesis album, it’s incredible
isn’t it from like 2012 or smth
It is from 2012 but I didn't realize it was on streaming services now thanks for the heads up
everything you have said is 100% not true.
NF is rap for twenty one pilots fans.
THIS IS NOT RAP THIS IS NOT HIP HOP ITS JUST AN ATTMEPT TO MAKE THE VOICES STOP
And both are phenomenal.
21pilots way better