Pitch-shifted vocals drop in and out as beats slow down and speed up as if Rocky is drifting in and out of consciousness. ![]() Rocky seems to be reflecting on formative years on dirge-y ballad Kids Turned Out Fine and Dev Hynes-featuring ode to Harlem, Hun43rd. It has a nice vibe and typifies the album’s introspective tone, but there’s a nagging sense Rocky could push further in all directions.įukk Sleep and the meandering, King Krule-esque CALLDROPS hint at what’s to come in the latter half. The south remains a big influence on Testing, particularly the low-slung, come-up song OG Beeper. Yams was a big proponent of Memphis rap and other southern hip-hop sounds that set Rocky apart from his NYC counterparts when he landed a major label deal off his debut mixtape in 2011. The only prominent female guest on this guest-heavy album is a memorable one, though: FKA twigs adds some twisted ethereal vibes on Fukk Sleep. It’s more satirical than sincere (“I would say suck my dick / but that’s sexual harassment”). ![]() Is he toning down the male bravado? Not really. The latter includes an extended interlude in which an unnamed woman shuts down Rocky’s casual sexism. ![]() A couple of other bangers stand out: the appropriately rounded beat on Buck Shots (featuring proteges Playboi Carti and Smooky MarGielaa) and the clanging Tony Tone featuring ad-libs by Diddy.
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