This album was underwhelming coming off how great blank face was. Very disappointed in ScHoolboy Q after this. Similar to how great still Brazy by YG was yet stay dangerous was awful
I agree with y'all on this. Numb Numb Juice got me all hyped up for Q's album and I was honestly expecting something else totally. It was very lackluster imo
This is easily his weakest album, i instead of blending his style with current trends he tried to follow them and it didnt fit him well which is why i think 21 and lil baby sounded better than him on those beats, thats their wave
Schoolboy said that Blank Face was too dark. He wanted to have more fun on this album. Probably why there's not an abundance of tye aggressive Schoolboy we're used to.
poetryjesus how has he been booty? He’s been lyrically great for his past 3 projects. It’s really just the production that’s been lacking on his albums, but he himself has never fell off
Q said in a interview that he didn't give af how well Blank Face LP did critically and wanted numbers more than anything so I guess in that sense it makes sense why he went this route for Crash Talk.
I believed he said that blankface was critically acclaimed and everyone loved it but his pockets and numbers didn't show. And those people who praised the music didn't show up to the shows. So he wanted to do something totally different and reach the ones that's gonna support to give him a #1 album.
I'm starting to see a trend. First DAMN, then Redemption, and now Crash Talk. It seems as if the commercial route is starting to become a focal point for TDE releases.
I agree that this album didn't live up to what everyone was expecting. However, I feel the track Dangerous off the album was crazy. The drowned out beat, the smooth but haunting flows, Kid Cudi being blended into the track perfectly and the two singing/rapping over each other made for an awesome experience.
Saku Satola the song crasH deff is setbacks vibe. I think it’s this similar snare type beat that sounds very raw that Schoolboy has used before. Listen to crasH and then listen to Cycle off of his Setbacks and I think you’ll be able to feel the similarity
The underselling of Blank Face made him insecure. I wasn’t impressed with this project but after seeing his interview with Charlemagne, made me understand more. I pray, he goes back in the studio n gives us a project sooner than later. I missed him. ✌🏾
Sequence it like this and it makes a great 30min project: 1. Gang Gang 2. Tales 3. Numb Numb Juice 4. Black Folk 5. 5200 6. Floating (feat. 21 Savage) 7. Die Wit 'Em 8. CrasH 9. Dangerous (feat. Kid CuDi) 10. Water (feat. Lil' Baby) 11. Attention Fucking CHopsticks.....
naa idk about that, i feel like this album is so laidback and unoriginal. so numb numb juice makes 0 sense on this album. i feel there was so many ideas like attention and dangerous which are calm songs but didn’t weave together properly
I was just thankful to be alive & able to listen to this new album. You can't nail it every time, but maybe he was depressed or just wasn't feeling it. Especially feeling the way he felt after his close friend Mac passing.
i used to watch you guys heavy for years and i haven't in a while, but it fucking makes me proud to see your dead end studios logo on the building. mad progression and much love .
Crazy how everyone so busy having mixed feelings of schoolboys new album and nobody knows that best TDE album release this year going to come from Isaiah. It’s zaywops year, quote me when the album drop. Edit: maaaaaaannnnnnn it’s still gonna be a classic cot damn whenever it come out fuck lol
Jabrony Lin thasssss a reach if I ever saw one but hey to each his own opinion but it’s Zay year don’t be sleep. Better ask somebody quick before you look stupid come release time.
I 100% see how he said going for #1 could change the sound. Listen to Nevermind, it’s goal was to top charts and it was very clean sounding. Then listen to In Utero or bleach.
I agree with Ken, Schoolboy is an evolving artist and I think this is his most balanced album to date in terms of the different type of songs he can do.
When I heard Numb Numb Juice and Crash I just knew we were in for a real treat. Then I heard that Chopstix and said, oh boy. I was underwhelmed overall. I wanted another Blankface LP and I feel I got another trendy rap album.
Hold onnnnnn! I see y’all with the opening shot from outside the studio. Glad to see how much this channel has grown over the years. Keep it going y’all!
I think he scrapped like 2-3 albums and kendrick & jay rock stepped in to help him finish the album plus i mean the man lost a best friend so that lack of energy is depression. I get the confusion you guys had but i think you were off with a lot of the reasoning. The album is good not great but i understand why it's so mellow
@Ralphie Brothaman nowhere near the paper he has now after 3 years of touring and collecting publishing....but not his paper more just his hunger to rap and prove himself
Damn, I'm shocked. I absolutely love this album. I'm a die hard schoolboy fan. This isn't what I wanted, but when I heard it, it blew my mind. This is the most gangsta smooth album I've ever heard. A style he's never really touched before. I love almost every second of every track forreal. How could you not talk about that 🔥🔥 black folk.
ScHoolboy chased commercial success on this one, nothing wrong with that but you have to do it right. There was too many choices that didn't fit. You get the Travis Scott stimulus pacakge and got him saying nothing but "chopsticks", some of the production on the tracks sounded like metro boomin throwaways, and I wasn't feeling his rapping. There was nothing interesting going on here. Pretty disappointed but still got love for Q and TDE
@@Sourdoughmilk really? I feel like I'm one of 5 people that liked DWTW but I totally understand that album is very heady and demands you read the lines between the lines lol
D Ren the thing is tho it’s really not that deep. the wordplay is fun but he’s really not saying much thought-provoking (“WhAt aBoUt HErsToRy”??) Raw, Huey Knew THEN, Braile, Threatening Nature, Beat the Case are all good but the rest is forgettable imo. i got hope for his next project cause i think he’s still an entertaining MC i just think his execution sometimes leaves a lot to be desired
I'm very happy about your honesty in this video. To me, this is his least work and, what y'all complied, he sounds like everybody else. After listening it four times I realize that this album is unbalanced concerns of flow. He didn't use the creativity like in Blank Face LP. His performance there was monstrous. To Ken, I understand your acceptance but i"m with the rest of them: It was a let down, even though it didn't surprise me. I wish that y'all did your part in turns because some songs didn't being mentioned like Dangerous en Lies, especially Dangerous. Y'all opinion about Kid Cudi would've been very interesting. But some of your favorite tracks, I was like.... How SWAY. Songs like Gang Gang, 5200, Drunk en Floating are very mediocre for Q's doing IMO. Numb Numb Juice, Chopstix, Tales, Crash and Attention are mine. Again, thanks for your honesty and I looking forward to the next DEHH review. Peace from the Netherlands
Q already gave me one of my favorite lyrical albums of the decade with Blank Face. This new record has some gems on it with Gang Gang and a couple others. Overall I don't mind it but I can see why it disappointed some people. It didn't feel as experimental which is what I prefer with more talented artists.
I am just glad Q is doing okay after Mac's passing. There are few exceptions as to why I'd ever be okay with an album not living up to my expectations, but death of (basically) family is one of those. Personally, I think he is still heavily affected by the death of a very close friend, but doing his best to push through. I still got faith in him. RIP Young Mustache
@@freder1c you know hes been in and around the battlerap scene for over half a decade right? It's influenece and inspiration, not biting. You might as well say he bites off of Lupe and rass Cass. Fuck outta here
@@thraitor7819 I agree! He's got some tracks on it man. And that battle with Day? You can tell he studies the battle craft, it felt like he's been battling for a while. And he uses that as a way to destroy these wack ass niggas in the industry. Idk WHAT this Nigga talkin bout.
Well said guys. As a die hard Q fan I felt underwhelmed as well. The crash talk take 1, crash talk take 2 references I think are bc apparently he had 2 other finished albums that he trashed before this 3rd one. Hopefully he’ll release the others!! Also I was soo sad he had no TDE features for us! Wtf! He went mainstream on this. Still gonna be in rotation but want more music from em soon hahah
The reason it sounded like the songs on the three parts were interchangeable is because he was remaking the same album 3 times but kept crashing on them until the last part
Q in an interview (I believe, Breakfast Club) illustrated he didn't want "depressing music" and rearranged this album a couple of times. My opinion, he could still be in grief over Mack & Nipsey. Depicting the energy of the album is unique, Q appears to want to be positive on all accounts and have no negative energy (which anger/passion can be confused for) and may have scrapped his original idea/s of the album.
This isn't my fav album from Q, but at the same time, its been less than two weeks since it dropped soooooo I can't tell you right now if this is my favourite project from Q yet. I do get summer vibes from this tho. I heard he scrapped several potential projects before this, and one was supposedly more introspective in nature, I would kill to hear what that was about. I like to apprentice what an artist wants to put out as their final work. I think it's still Q at the end of the day, but a more "happy" and positive side of him. So I ain't mad, I'll be bumpin it.
its interesting how the last T.D.E albums have gone the commercial route, Damn, Redemption and then this, waiting on Soulo and Zay to hit us with some other shit
You're right Myke, Q said himself he kept making albums over and over like maybe 3 or 4 before coming to CrasH Talk. He just kept moving songs over to the next kinda of taking all the shit he made and making it into the project he wanted to make. Shit kept happening to him personally that made him keep putting it off until he felt comfortable.
Thank y’all for speaking the truth considering you’re under a microscope with Top most likely watching this review. It was an average album. It’s tough to admit it but TDE is on crutches and I hope they bounce back. The talent is undeniable.
He definitely played it too safe imo and the production doesn’t really do him many favors. It’s like he wanted to make a more commercial album except the actual songs sound dated at this point. “Following the trend” is a great description for what seems like his mindset for this one. By no means a bad project but I’m more likely to go back to pretty much any of his other albums
Liquid Bacon it’s a gift & a curse. He’s now stepped into the space where fans will compare him to his previous work. While the album is good, after coming off such a strong album in blankface Crash Talk just missed the mark. But still a good album just not to the standard that we now hold him. This is why it’s also disappointing.
Yeah crash talk has really grown on me the past week or so. It's not amazing but that's ok. Every piece of work is not going to be a classic regardless of whose making it. Blank face for me is a near perfect album, Crash talk isnt in that realm but it's a welcome addition.
I loved it personally but everything u said about him kind of holding back with delivery makes a lot of sense. U guys have very clear heads and are able to tell when something is of quality but either not for you or just dissapointing compared to other shit.
*Crash Talk to me is Schoolboy Q's 4 Your Eyes Only in my opinion. I'm going to go back to some of these tracks because they definitely are fire to me in terms of beats and how Q is rapping. His next album is going to definitely be incredible just watch!*
I didn’t even like Numb Numb Juice, so I didn’t come in expecting much, but after 2 listens I only really like one song. And that one song I only give like a 7-7.5/10
Considering the recent interviews in which Schoolboy Q has spoken on his issues with depression and anxiety, his views on how good Blank Face was as to how much it sold, and dealing with life in general... do you guys think his past mental state had a big influence on this album? I overall liked the album as well but did have some of the same feelings towards it that the cast had.
This was the third album, had scrapped 2 before; first 2 he said were trash and on the third iteration, Kendrick and Jay Rock stopped him due to it still not being up to par with prior releases. Q said he was in a bad place from going to studio to home all the time, whilst smoking weed. So took some time off, including going golfing - hence the line on CrasH - to gain perspective and complete the album.
If people listen to this album with the knowledge that Blank Face is a masterpiece of an album and that it's going to be hard to top, it becomes such a better listen, this album was a really good listen imo!
Listen to the album in three parts; CrasH talk take 1: “gang gang” - “numb numb juice”. CrasH Talk take 2: “drunk” - “dangerous”. CrasH Talk take 3: “die with em” - “attention”
This album should of been a mixtape in my opinion. And then he should've dropped the album his fans wanted afterwards. But I liked it, it was fun and enjoyable but nothing amazing.
In an interview, q said he scrapped 3 versions of the album. So I understood the "crash talk take 1, take 2 etc..." so I think the album is a mix of the 3 versions
I totally understand where you guys are coming from and I felt the same way until I saw his interview with Charlemagne... then I understood why Q took this route. Now I have a greater appreciation for the album
He was missing that bite we normally hear from him. I enjoyed about half the album, but the other half just feels generic. Decent album, but disappointed for how long the wait was.
I can respect the album because it is all about him fucking up (last verse on Tales), scrapping the album every few songs (CrasH Talk take 1/2/3), his friends dying from things and him trying to reach them(Dangerous/Floating/Die Wit Em), and finally him realizing he IS Schoolboy Q and accomplished so much of his bucketlist with Attention. This album was clearly therapy for him.
If you pay attention to his interviews. He's in a better place mentally, it wasn't that he was playing it safe, he's just not the grimey dark Q from before anymore which is actually a good thing
This Album Was Extremely Disappointing....We all Were Expecting Album Of The Year Quality & TDE typically Delivers....The Focus Was Definitely Off On This Album Smfh 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Thats the thing! His focus isnt off. According to him this the most clear headed and focused he's been. I honestly think he tryna get back on the radio. We could say on Blank Face that the studio made him do Overtime. But not this one, theres 4 to 5 radio songs on this ish.
I agree Ken is right here imo. The album grows own you. Tales, crash, 5200, attention, black folk, gang gang are all stand outs to me. I would rate it a 7/10 which isn't bad at all.
This is a little bit of a weird topic probably but can you guys discuss whether Xzibit is underrated and if he can actually be valued as a hip-hop great
muti bacon ya I agree that he’s a great, I just somewhat feel like many people don’t even consider his rap career as most overshadow it with memes and his Pimp My Ride acting
The cover says it all. The album is very somber and personal. I think this album might click for at least one of yall at a later time. Schoolboy can paint insane pictures. I listen to this shit everyday twice a day. This album is gonna put him on another level. Guaranteed
Chrissan Flume’s mixtape last year made money. Pressed and sold on Vinyl multiple times. Drake’s IYRT... also made big bank. What are you talking about?
In his interviews, he states that this album is what he wanted to make not what the fans necessarily wanted. Sounds like the last 2 albums were for a certain demographic but it hasnt brought him the success to match the critical acclaim of like Blankface so he made this to cater to his tour crowd. So I'm guessing he made this with intentions to perform the album on a tour. Personally I like the album it rides, I don't necessarily think it's his best but I feel like it's a worthy addition to his catalog.
great review, I think you all skipped over an important aspect of this album tho. scHoolboy is a different person than he was when he made his previous albums. he's sober and separate from the vices that made him the aggressive rapper he was. this is not to say he can't still rap in an aggressive manner but when life circumstances change that much its only natural for his art to change with him
I have this album a couple listens and I actually enjoy most of the album it’s actually a really nice mix of different types of beats and mixes of type of rap styles I actually enjoy it but I go back to blank face when I want some crazy Gangsta shit
Seeing that dead end studios label at beginning was so amazing man! Love seeing you guys succeed and grow more and more
Brandon Molina hell yeah, they’re moving up
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Love it
What do y’all want to see them do in the future? As far as events, discussion topics or anything else you’d want
Hahaha. Modest: "Broccoli".... you mean Collard Greens bro.
lmfao age
haha yea, as if could a hip hop track called "Broccoli" become popular. Good luck with that!
@@deanjohnston1460 your comment is underrated
This album was underwhelming coming off how great blank face was. Very disappointed in ScHoolboy Q after this. Similar to how great still Brazy by YG was yet stay dangerous was awful
FACTS
YG seems back on it with Stop Snitching and Go Loko
@@jayromeo_19 go loko is dope stop snitchin is cool but not a good single
It's like him, YG & A$AP Rocky are droppin mediocre 3rd albums coming off their last albums .
Cameron Graham Testing is some of Rockys best work tho, a very underrated album
I agree with y'all on this. Numb Numb Juice got me all hyped up for Q's album and I was honestly expecting something else totally. It was very lackluster imo
Q gave a little bit of everything on this project, it ain’t bad, but it ain’t the best either
This is easily his weakest album, i instead of blending his style with current trends he tried to follow them and it didnt fit him well which is why i think 21 and lil baby sounded better than him on those beats, thats their wave
Agreed
@@wallcity318 what trend did he follow exactly?
I am your father the new wave trap sound
@@pulluponkhaleeq Would you mind giving an example?
I keep hearing this take specifically but I personally don't hear the similarities
Schoolboy said that Blank Face was too dark. He wanted to have more fun on this album. Probably why there's not an abundance of tye aggressive Schoolboy we're used to.
Del'Ray Coles it’s too bad that he thinks that cuz Blank Face is his best one
THis was SO disappointing... NNJ and CrasH had me hype but... the rest was just average. Kid Cudi joint showed some ambition but it was too short.
Tales was good
@Turntable Two Agreed. Real mediocre
It really fucked me up that the Cudi joint was short
u stupid this album is better than his last one
Gus Martinez Nah Blank Face is Q’s masterpiece gtfoh
I'm hoping Ab-Soul delivers with his next project.
twinblade6 When has Ab Soul ever let us down? I don't think These Days was that bad just commercial. DWTW was cool, very experimental
@@superdupeninja8149 I love DWTW and Control System but I didn't really like These days. I'm hoping he really kills it this time.
Ab soul has been booty for years I have no hope
poetryjesus u wild, but these days is def his weakest album
poetryjesus how has he been booty? He’s been lyrically great for his past 3 projects. It’s really just the production that’s been lacking on his albums, but he himself has never fell off
Q said in a interview that he didn't give af how well Blank Face LP did critically and wanted numbers more than anything so I guess in that sense it makes sense why he went this route for Crash Talk.
The album was underwhelming. But schoolboy is entitled to have one of those in his catalog
When is Isaiah rashad album going to drop? I can't wait any longer
It’s coming apparently he has singles ready
yea bro, u know what febuary, march, april, may and about to be june have in common? the fact we still dont have his goddamn album...
It's gonna drop the same day as Jay Electronica's album
Right it’s been three years at this point smh
Say that and I'm waiting for that Reason too. He said on the Joe Budden Podcast he was dropping this year so we'll see.
I believed he said that blankface was critically acclaimed and everyone loved it but his pockets and numbers didn't show. And those people who praised the music didn't show up to the shows. So he wanted to do something totally different and reach the ones that's gonna support to give him a #1 album.
Q probably calling y'all nerds after this review 🤣🤣🤣
hahahaha thats true
Enrique Maldonado LMFAAO I don’t doubt it
I'm starting to see a trend. First DAMN, then Redemption, and now Crash Talk. It seems as if the commercial route is starting to become a focal point for TDE releases.
“Hopefully we don’t have to wait another 3 years for an album from you”
Well you got you wish we waited 5
I agree that this album didn't live up to what everyone was expecting. However, I feel the track Dangerous off the album was crazy. The drowned out beat, the smooth but haunting flows, Kid Cudi being blended into the track perfectly and the two singing/rapping over each other made for an awesome experience.
I feel like they would make an amazing collab album.
I agree with Ken this album grows on you
It was so meh didn’t grow on me
Personally, i enjoyed it less and less each listen
Waiting on isaiah Rashad and YGTUT. at this point Chattanooga Tennessee stand up
Ygtut just put a tape out 2 months ago
That's what I'm saying. I live in Nashville lol
crasH really threw me back to Setbacks/Habits & Contradictions type vibes
Goofy Nigga thank you
I can't hear Setbacks on this album at all. What do you see that's thay have in common?
Saku Satola the song crasH deff is setbacks vibe. I think it’s this similar snare type beat that sounds very raw that Schoolboy has used before. Listen to crasH and then listen to Cycle off of his Setbacks and I think you’ll be able to feel the similarity
@@desmonddeshay4282 Oh I can see that. To me Setbacks has kind of the same positive youth vibe that Section 80 has. CrasH Talk doesn't have that vibe.
Hell naw. H&C I'd his best work
The underselling of Blank Face made him insecure. I wasn’t impressed with this project but after seeing his interview with Charlemagne, made me understand more. I pray, he goes back in the studio n gives us a project sooner than later. I missed him. ✌🏾
I hope Tyler the Creator doesn't disappoint in a few weeks.
Sober Hippy on God! I can’t wait for his new album!!!!
Based on what we've heard, it's gonna be similar to Cherry Bomb, which a lot of people hated. But i love that album so im extremely hyped
c g nah he said it’s not gonna be like Cherry bomb on IG idk what he’s coming with
The snippets sounds just like some Pharrell/nerd type stuff soo I'm hella excited
@@cioccolato2124 it sounds like what cherry bomb should have been. Like The Life of Pablo was what yeezus shouldve been for Kanye
Sequence it like this and it makes a great 30min project:
1. Gang Gang
2. Tales
3. Numb Numb Juice
4. Black Folk
5. 5200
6. Floating (feat. 21 Savage)
7. Die Wit 'Em
8. CrasH
9. Dangerous (feat. Kid CuDi)
10. Water (feat. Lil' Baby)
11. Attention
Fucking CHopsticks.....
Chopsticks was the most phoned in I've heard from Q and Trav in a long time maybe ever
YES
@@jordan12118 literally a nothing song nothing
naa idk about that, i feel like this album is so laidback and unoriginal. so numb numb juice makes 0 sense on this album. i feel there was so many ideas like attention and dangerous which are calm songs but didn’t weave together properly
Yea bruh this sequence flows a lot better but still a lot of the songs just ain't it..
I was just thankful to be alive & able to listen to this new album. You can't nail it every time, but maybe he was depressed or just wasn't feeling it. Especially feeling the way he felt after his close friend Mac passing.
I feel like if this album came out before blank face we will like this a whole lot more. Blank face is his best project
Crash the best song on this album
Faxxx
i like tales the most, dope beat and real shit, but album was meh
I agree
true
Crash was my favorite too!
i used to watch you guys heavy for years and i haven't in a while, but it fucking makes me proud to see your dead end studios logo on the building. mad progression and much love .
Crazy how everyone so busy having mixed feelings of schoolboys new album and nobody knows that best TDE album release this year going to come from Isaiah. It’s zaywops year, quote me when the album drop.
Edit: maaaaaaannnnnnn it’s still gonna be a classic cot damn whenever it come out fuck lol
Unless kendrick drops
servasce P reason taking his spot
Jabrony Lin never
servasce P Yes Reason is a better rapper easy & he has to drop this year or it’s over for him like nobody is going to care anymore
Jabrony Lin thasssss a reach if I ever saw one but hey to each his own opinion but it’s Zay year don’t be sleep. Better ask somebody quick before you look stupid come release time.
I 100% see how he said going for #1 could change the sound.
Listen to Nevermind, it’s goal was to top charts and it was very clean sounding. Then listen to In Utero or bleach.
No one liked Dangerous? Ok just me
Naww that shit was hella dope 👌
I have that song repeat I liked it more than 50% I got to say at least 60 chopsticks I couldn't get with
na dangerous is very calm it just sounds like a straight cudi song very confusing to me why it’s on this album
I agree with Ken, Schoolboy is an evolving artist and I think this is his most balanced album to date in terms of the different type of songs he can do.
have major respect for u guys giving critique instead of just outright shitting on it, i actually really enjoy this album
Yo i remember watching your reviews when you were outside and now Deadend Studios ? Damn thats great , best hip hop reviews for years now .
When I heard Numb Numb Juice and Crash I just knew we were in for a real treat. Then I heard that Chopstix and said, oh boy. I was underwhelmed overall. I wanted another Blankface LP and I feel I got another trendy rap album.
Hold onnnnnn! I see y’all with the opening shot from outside the studio. Glad to see how much this channel has grown over the years. Keep it going y’all!
It seems like a trend that TDE albums are getting more commercial starting wit DAMN to Redemption to Crash Talk
Breh..I thought I was the only one that noticed that they're getting commercial. Im honestly scared they're going to go too far with it...
I think he scrapped like 2-3 albums and kendrick & jay rock stepped in to help him finish the album plus i mean the man lost a best friend so that lack of energy is depression. I get the confusion you guys had but i think you were off with a lot of the reasoning. The album is good not great but i understand why it's so mellow
And the lack of hunger....he's living the rich life now
@@Arealproducer i dont take his lifestyle in account because he gave us blankface with the rich life
@Ralphie Brothaman nowhere near the paper he has now after 3 years of touring and collecting publishing....but not his paper more just his hunger to rap and prove himself
I can’t wait till y’all can commit to this full time! Praying for y’all success 🙏🏿
Die Wit Em???? Not enough respect on that song! That shit is a banger
Damn, I'm shocked. I absolutely love this album. I'm a die hard schoolboy fan. This isn't what I wanted, but when I heard it, it blew my mind. This is the most gangsta smooth album I've ever heard. A style he's never really touched before. I love almost every second of every track forreal. How could you not talk about that 🔥🔥 black folk.
ScHoolboy chased commercial success on this one, nothing wrong with that but you have to do it right. There was too many choices that didn't fit. You get the Travis Scott stimulus pacakge and got him saying nothing but "chopsticks", some of the production on the tracks sounded like metro boomin throwaways, and I wasn't feeling his rapping. There was nothing interesting going on here. Pretty disappointed but still got love for Q and TDE
Since most of TDE is going for a more commercial sound I wonder if Ab-Soul is also gonna go down that route too.
He tried that with These Days and look how people treated that album. Loved that album way more then his DWTW
@@Sourdoughmilk really? I feel like I'm one of 5 people that liked DWTW but I totally understand that album is very heady and demands you read the lines between the lines lol
D Ren the thing is tho it’s really not that deep. the wordplay is fun but he’s really not saying much thought-provoking (“WhAt aBoUt HErsToRy”??) Raw, Huey Knew THEN, Braile, Threatening Nature, Beat the Case are all good but the rest is forgettable imo.
i got hope for his next project cause i think he’s still an entertaining MC i just think his execution sometimes leaves a lot to be desired
He kinda already did with “These Days” in 2014
I hope not. Commercial Ab Soul simply doesn't work.
I'm very happy about your honesty in this video. To me, this is his least work and, what y'all complied, he sounds like everybody else. After listening it four times I realize that this album is unbalanced concerns of flow. He didn't use the creativity like in Blank Face LP. His performance there was monstrous. To Ken, I understand your acceptance but i"m with the rest of them: It was a let down, even though it didn't surprise me.
I wish that y'all did your part in turns because some songs didn't being mentioned like Dangerous en Lies, especially Dangerous. Y'all opinion about Kid Cudi would've been very interesting.
But some of your favorite tracks, I was like.... How SWAY. Songs like Gang Gang, 5200, Drunk en Floating are very mediocre for Q's doing IMO. Numb Numb Juice, Chopstix, Tales, Crash and Attention are mine.
Again, thanks for your honesty and I looking forward to the next DEHH review.
Peace from the Netherlands
It was average. There was some tracks I liked, such as Gang Gang, Die Wit Em, and Black Folks, but overall, it wasn’t an overwhelming smash.
Floating was hard
Attention was good
Water goes hard.
Justlooking it was ok. It was different for him, and that ok. Plus, I’m not a fan of Lil Baby.
Rohnit it was ok to me. 21 sounded better on the track than Schoolboy.
*Mac's death really messed with Q. I could understand why this album wasn't as good to be honest*
Jay Blast very true
The album was done before Mac Miller died. ScHoolboy played it for him before he released it
Never clicked a video so fast. The blog is for all the real rap heads
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Q already gave me one of my favorite lyrical albums of the decade with Blank Face. This new record has some gems on it with Gang Gang and a couple others. Overall I don't mind it but I can see why it disappointed some people. It didn't feel as experimental which is what I prefer with more talented artists.
I am just glad Q is doing okay after Mac's passing. There are few exceptions as to why I'd ever be okay with an album not living up to my expectations, but death of (basically) family is one of those. Personally, I think he is still heavily affected by the death of a very close friend, but doing his best to push through. I still got faith in him. RIP Young Mustache
Reason has the best release lately...I’m getting concerned guys. Soulo can NOT disappoint
Oh he won't. Idc what people say about These days... He wont dissapoint. I have faith in Soul
@@freder1c you know hes been in and around the battlerap scene for over half a decade right? It's influenece and inspiration, not biting. You might as well say he bites off of Lupe and rass Cass. Fuck outta here
@@GoB1996 these days is super underrated imo
@@thraitor7819 I agree! He's got some tracks on it man. And that battle with Day? You can tell he studies the battle craft, it felt like he's been battling for a while. And he uses that as a way to destroy these wack ass niggas in the industry. Idk WHAT this Nigga talkin bout.
Well said guys. As a die hard Q fan I felt underwhelmed as well. The crash talk take 1, crash talk take 2 references I think are bc apparently he had 2 other finished albums that he trashed before this 3rd one. Hopefully he’ll release the others!! Also I was soo sad he had no TDE features for us! Wtf! He went mainstream on this. Still gonna be in rotation but want more music from em soon hahah
The reason it sounded like the songs on the three parts were interchangeable is because he was remaking the same album 3 times but kept crashing on them until the last part
Idk I feel like this album had a lot of great tracks.. Numb Numb Juice, 5200, Floating, Dangerous, Die Wit Em, Water, Attention.
Q in an interview (I believe, Breakfast Club) illustrated he didn't want "depressing music" and rearranged this album a couple of times. My opinion, he could still be in grief over Mack & Nipsey. Depicting the energy of the album is unique, Q appears to want to be positive on all accounts and have no negative energy (which anger/passion can be confused for) and may have scrapped his original idea/s of the album.
This album is the definition of mid
such a meh album😪 how could he drop one of the best singles of the year and follow it up with 5 and 6/10 songs
This isn't my fav album from Q, but at the same time, its been less than two weeks since it dropped soooooo I can't tell you right now if this is my favourite project from Q yet. I do get summer vibes from this tho. I heard he scrapped several potential projects before this, and one was supposedly more introspective in nature, I would kill to hear what that was about. I like to apprentice what an artist wants to put out as their final work. I think it's still Q at the end of the day, but a more "happy" and positive side of him. So I ain't mad, I'll be bumpin it.
its interesting how the last T.D.E albums have gone the commercial route, Damn, Redemption and then this, waiting on Soulo and Zay to hit us with some other shit
And they all ended up doing it on there 3rd album.
You're right Myke, Q said himself he kept making albums over and over like maybe 3 or 4 before coming to CrasH Talk. He just kept moving songs over to the next kinda of taking all the shit he made and making it into the project he wanted to make. Shit kept happening to him personally that made him keep putting it off until he felt comfortable.
Broccoli? You mean Collard Greens.
Thank y’all for speaking the truth considering you’re under a microscope with Top most likely watching this review. It was an average album. It’s tough to admit it but TDE is on crutches and I hope they bounce back. The talent is undeniable.
I'm glad i'm not the only person that felt this way about the album, felt like i was out of touch or missing the "sounds" of the album
Ngl, I was so unimpressed with this album that I couldn’t even finish listening to it :/
The album was just a big MEH overall. I loved Dangerous though.
So much for being better than Kdot lol
Not even close lol
Todd Williams blank face still the best tde project
@Miguel Hernandez DAMN. slander will not be tolerated
Who calls him better than Kdot? Even Q himself says no one in the industry is at Kendrick's level.
let alone Ab-Soul lool
I think you guys were bang on the money. Ya basically put into words how I felt about it
He definitely played it too safe imo and the production doesn’t really do him many favors. It’s like he wanted to make a more commercial album except the actual songs sound dated at this point. “Following the trend” is a great description for what seems like his mindset for this one. By no means a bad project but I’m more likely to go back to pretty much any of his other albums
Am I the only one that enjoyed this album? (Blankface was better but still...) This album had some nice tracks.
I agree blankface was better and I can sort of see how some people didn’t like this album but it’s definitely not trash
It aint trash but its forgettable. Aint came back to this album besides like 3 tracks
Liquid Bacon it’s a gift & a curse. He’s now stepped into the space where fans will compare him to his previous work. While the album is good, after coming off such a strong album in blankface Crash Talk just missed the mark. But still a good album just not to the standard that we now hold him. This is why it’s also disappointing.
Album was good.. I enjoy it a lot.. Loads of different vibes
Yeah crash talk has really grown on me the past week or so. It's not amazing but that's ok. Every piece of work is not going to be a classic regardless of whose making it. Blank face for me is a near perfect album, Crash talk isnt in that realm but it's a welcome addition.
I'm with Ken, this album grew on me and I enjoy it. It's not Blank Face but there's really not a bad song on it and it's a good listen
I loved it personally but everything u said about him kind of holding back with delivery makes a lot of sense. U guys have very clear heads and are able to tell when something is of quality but either not for you or just dissapointing compared to other shit.
*Crash Talk to me is Schoolboy Q's 4 Your Eyes Only in my opinion. I'm going to go back to some of these tracks because they definitely are fire to me in terms of beats and how Q is rapping. His next album is going to definitely be incredible just watch!*
I didn’t even like Numb Numb Juice, so I didn’t come in expecting much, but after 2 listens I only really like one song. And that one song I only give like a 7-7.5/10
What song?
Jimmy Neutron I believe it was Crash?? The song where he was rapping about his daughter
@@kinnyboy good that's my favorite
I agree eith i bruh only one song
Yall should go back to this album tbh, its grown on me so damn much
Considering the recent interviews in which Schoolboy Q has spoken on his issues with depression and anxiety, his views on how good Blank Face was as to how much it sold, and dealing with life in general... do you guys think his past mental state had a big influence on this album? I overall liked the album as well but did have some of the same feelings towards it that the cast had.
This was the third album, had scrapped 2 before; first 2 he said were trash and on the third iteration, Kendrick and Jay Rock stopped him due to it still not being up to par with prior releases.
Q said he was in a bad place from going to studio to home all the time, whilst smoking weed. So took some time off, including going golfing - hence the line on CrasH - to gain perspective and complete the album.
Doesn't change that it's not good
@@christopherjohnson577 I agree that it's very underwhelming in comparison to what we've had from Q before, but I still found some enjoyable factors
@@isaacroberts9973 I got 3 good tracks and the rest are listenable besides chopstix I deleted that
If people listen to this album with the knowledge that Blank Face is a masterpiece of an album and that it's going to be hard to top, it becomes such a better listen, this album was a really good listen imo!
Listen to the album in three parts; CrasH talk take 1: “gang gang” - “numb numb juice”. CrasH Talk take 2: “drunk” - “dangerous”. CrasH Talk take 3: “die with em” - “attention”
This album should of been a mixtape in my opinion. And then he should've dropped the album his fans wanted afterwards. But I liked it, it was fun and enjoyable but nothing amazing.
KNWLDGE his label wouldn’t let him do that after they invested ton of money on this album, mixtapes don’t make money.
@@davidawonaike1188 True good point.
In an interview, q said he scrapped 3 versions of the album. So I understood the "crash talk take 1, take 2 etc..." so I think the album is a mix of the 3 versions
I totally understand where you guys are coming from and I felt the same way until I saw his interview with Charlemagne... then I understood why Q took this route. Now I have a greater appreciation for the album
He was missing that bite we normally hear from him. I enjoyed about half the album, but the other half just feels generic. Decent album, but disappointed for how long the wait was.
I can respect the album because it is all about him fucking up (last verse on Tales), scrapping the album every few songs (CrasH Talk take 1/2/3), his friends dying from things and him trying to reach them(Dangerous/Floating/Die Wit Em), and finally him realizing he IS Schoolboy Q and accomplished so much of his bucketlist with Attention. This album was clearly therapy for him.
where's the guns by quelle chris review?
Amangiechsin Now there’s a great album.
Myke C Town should at least Review it or mention in his best of so far
If you pay attention to his interviews. He's in a better place mentally, it wasn't that he was playing it safe, he's just not the grimey dark Q from before anymore which is actually a good thing
This Album Was Extremely Disappointing....We all Were Expecting Album Of The Year Quality & TDE typically Delivers....The Focus Was Definitely Off On This Album Smfh 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Thats the thing! His focus isnt off. According to him this the most clear headed and focused he's been. I honestly think he tryna get back on the radio. We could say on Blank Face that the studio made him do Overtime. But not this one, theres 4 to 5 radio songs on this ish.
2019 has been a reallly slow year for Hip Hop so far. 2018 had a lot of GREAT projects, but nothing has wowed me this year from anybody.
I'm with Ken on this one. Overall CrasH Talk grew on me after 2 listens. I enjoyed this album. 7.5/10
This is the best review ive seen you guys do, and I agree with Kinge 100%
I agree Ken is right here imo. The album grows own you. Tales, crash, 5200, attention, black folk, gang gang are all stand outs to me. I would rate it a 7/10 which isn't bad at all.
This is a little bit of a weird topic probably but can you guys discuss whether Xzibit is underrated and if he can actually be valued as a hip-hop great
Tieflingamer he’s a hip hop great without a doubt in my opinion. Definitely underrated to me.
He is great for sure.
muti bacon ya I agree that he’s a great, I just somewhat feel like many people don’t even consider his rap career as most overshadow it with memes and his Pimp My Ride acting
The cover says it all. The album is very somber and personal. I think this album might click for at least one of yall at a later time. Schoolboy can paint insane pictures. I listen to this shit everyday twice a day. This album is gonna put him on another level. Guaranteed
6/10 album for me. I pre ordered it sadly
that's why I don't do preorders
@@lou_gubrious I feel you, just I felt this would be fire but it wasn't it was more warm lol
This album was disappointing af. Most disappointed I’ve been in a whileee.
Fr bruh. Idk how you go from blank face to this
@@HXXDIEBOY maybe this should've been a mixtape. I don't know why rappers don't like to release mixtapes anymore
@@jordan12118 or an EP with only the dope songs
@@jordan12118 Mixtapes make no money
Chrissan Flume’s mixtape last year made money. Pressed and sold on Vinyl multiple times. Drake’s IYRT... also made big bank. What are you talking about?
Nobody gonna bring up how fire 5200 is??? Jesus Christ. The rest of this you can keep but that drop is insane.
19:37 When your teacher chooses the one student that didn't have his hand raised to answer the question.
In his interviews, he states that this album is what he wanted to make not what the fans necessarily wanted. Sounds like the last 2 albums were for a certain demographic but it hasnt brought him the success to match the critical acclaim of like Blankface so he made this to cater to his tour crowd. So I'm guessing he made this with intentions to perform the album on a tour. Personally I like the album it rides, I don't necessarily think it's his best but I feel like it's a worthy addition to his catalog.
Watch the interview he did with Big Boy's Neighborhood and you'll get a better idea of what he was going for as far as direction of the album
I liatenedd to Crash Talk and loved it.. So i just KNEW DEHH would not like it.. Every single time this happens 😂😂
Been waiting on this review
great review, I think you all skipped over an important aspect of this album tho. scHoolboy is a different person than he was when he made his previous albums. he's sober and separate from the vices that made him the aggressive rapper he was. this is not to say he can't still rap in an aggressive manner but when life circumstances change that much its only natural for his art to change with him
Seeing how proud of schoolboy q is of this album and no one liking it is kinda sad. I’m with ken. It definitely grew on me with each listen.
Chopstix is one of the worst tracks of the year
L the hook wavy af
Saying chopsticks 1000 times is wack af
Travis ruined it
I have this album a couple listens and I actually enjoy most of the album it’s actually a really nice mix of different types of beats and mixes of type of rap styles I actually enjoy it but I go back to blank face when I want some crazy Gangsta shit
Kendrick Lamar ---> DAMN.
ScHoolboy Q ---> CrasH Talk
#TDE
Damn actually worked tho
oh shit you right
Whoever thinks Crash Talk is better than DAMN. is a crack head
Both lame