I think this album just isn’t for me. Long Reach was a good opener and the chorus on the beat is sick. I also liked Asura. Three is good too and probably my favorite part of the album. Shame it is the last track, but it is always good to go out on a high note. Bodhidharma I think WOULD be a sick interlude track (and probably my favorite track) if it wasn’t stuck between two mediocre and short tracks.
I think that might be my issue with this album overall. I know a lot of artists make short tracks because it helps with their stream numbers, both because you can get through them faster if you have the album on loop and also because they fit in to playlists better. That said, this album doesn’t appear to be aiming for mainstream success or to have individual tracks put easily in to a casual playlist, so just make full length songs. I don’t think it is a coincidence that 3/4 of my favorite songs are also some of the longest tracks on the album. If you are aiming to be a lyrical rapper with sick production/beats, give me songs I have time to get in to without having to put on a loop. I think I’d enjoy this album a lot if every track was like…a minute longer. The exceptions being Wolfpack 7000, which is plenty long, and Bodhidharma, which would then work as a proper palette cleanser track. As it is, by the time I get in to any track, it is on to something else.
Thank you for sharing your opinion. I think the length of a track should depend of the content of the track. Will a third verse or longer verses add value to the track or not? I can’t justify for example most of gangster rap that are over 4 minutes. In contrast I don’t think a conscious rapper like Brother Ali should make short songs because he has a lot to say and don’t have filler lyrics in his songs. That’s why i only listened to Minutester once
I pretty much agree across the board. I think my dislike for the track length comes from the fact that I REALLY like the production on pretty much all of these songs and wanted more of it haha.
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