Anyway, I finally got a chance to really sit with the album and this sh*t is fire.
Only song I didn't like is "All Things Considered". It wasn't terrible or anything, just didn't really stand out as far as verses, hook, beat, nothing.
A couple of the Pharrell hooks were a bit much ("So Far Ahead", "By The Grace Of God") but I don't dislike them enough to say they'll never grow on me.
Beats were dope but "E.B.I.T.D.A." sounds like some sh*t De La Soul would rap over. Not saying that's a negative or a positive, it's just a weird vibe. I don't dislike the song though. It would never happen but they should get De La on it.
Malice obviously never should've stopped rapping, he's an animal. Him on "F.I.C.O." is the best verse on the album but I can't agree he outshined Push. It's just we've been hearing Push rap while Malice was "retired" so Malice sh*t hits harder.
My favorite song over all is "M.T.B.T.T.F.".
Kendrick's verse was dope. Tyler was dope. Nas verse was cool but if there was ever a moment to get back into his Escobar bag, this was it. A regular braggadocios hip-hop verse doesn't land as well on a Clipse album.
The press run for this album has obviously been GOAT tier....however, a few things (Kendrick could've been on "So Be It", Jay could've been on....literally anything) I could have lived my whole life without knowing.
Fred.