Kevin Gates - Islah (Discussion Thread)

[Originalgangsta317]

ive only heard Luca Brasi 2 and the first 5 songs are like 1000x better than this new album. i heard it and never want to hear it again

Yea this album is decent to many love songs for me

 

[MufasaChoppa]

"killed that nikka for my dawg and now he owe me oneeeeeeeeee"

 

[Dreamzeedream]

Why isn't there any info on the album sale's. They don't count the weekend?


Edit:Never mind. Their out

 

[lightskin jermaine]

so far the album is good. i'm only up to 'hard for' and haven't ran into a skippable song yet.

 

[mozichrome]

about to give this a listen
Had to run "Not the only 1" back
Gates spazzed on that track

 

[23Barrettcity]

So the long time gates fans , how is he allowed to do that much name dropping ? I been dl his older mixtapes and not just the songs I like but I'm kind of shocked how he just talks so freely. Is he that certified ?

 

[mozichrome]

So I liked
Not the only one
Really really
2 phones
The truth

Too many love songs
I swear after 2 phones I almost stopped listening but heard "the truth", and dude went back to love songs

 

[Sniper]

To those who say there's too many love songs, go back and listen to Luca Brasi 1.

 

[Poitier]

To those who say there's too many love songs, go back and listen to Luca Brasi 1.

Like this dude aint already got too many songs about doing dirt and depression over dark beats And his best songs are about love IMO. By Any Means is better? Luca Brasi 2?

 

[re'up]

Yeah, I love this.....'Not The Only One', 'Pride', 'Told Me', 'Ain't Too Hard', 'The Truth', 'Kno One', 'Time For That', '2 Phones' are all fire....It's too long and some songs could have been cut, (a handful are repetitive, and useless, if mostly inoffensive) those are backend issues, the talent is there, and he delivered to me. 'just pleease let me enjoy the ride back'....love his harmonizing and introspection and honesty about depression and suicide....'Hate the way I'm feeling painkillers in the cup....swear to god I want to die I don't believe in much', thats the kind of grit that Future lacks to me, a real personalization of himself....I feel like I know Gates, whereas Future comes off like a caricature of a drugged out trapstar... Gates feels like a real person through his music....The lyrics are slightly dialed back in many of the songs, being that it is a major label debut....I resent him making me identify with some twisted hoe/pimp in love relationship on what is otherwise one of my favorite songs 'Ain't Too Hard'....His flows and delivery are expert and the production is assured and smooth, very well polished, without compromising his sound....A really strong release from Gates, furthering his consistency. As always in this era and others before, there is a flawless album somewhere between this and 'Luca Brasi 2', but who is counting, we get all the music, either way.

'couldn't mingle with the peasants, you too good you different , smiling in ya face, see ya stumble they'll kick ya....work hard, trap by myself...I don't kick it, turn my nose up, sick of fukking with you bytches'....Gates speaking for me on that one lol

'I was locked up......that don't mean nothing' love that shyt....

'I'm just the realest that done met....still surprised you ain't notice it yet'

'caught him in the chow hall next to the free people/locker full of shyt I can feed people'

'we swap it out...bullet after bullet after bullet'....that shyt was too raw, just a little line but that delivery was crazy....

 

[BK The Great]

this album needed more songs like "Not The Only One". it gets old very quick.

 

[Poitier]

I resent him making me identify with some twisted hoe/pimp in love relationship on what is otherwise one of my favorite songs 'Ain't Too Hard'....

That sound had me like am I hearing what I think I am

 

[Sniper]

Like this dude aint already got too many songs about doing dirt and depression over dark beats And his best songs are about love IMO. By Any Means is better? Luca Brasi 2?

I think LB2 should've been his first album, actually I would've been happy if LB1 was his first album. They were both classics.

this album needed more songs like "Not The Only One". it gets old very quick.

I can agree with this

 

[Poitier]

I think LB2 should've been his first album, actually I would've been happy if LB1 was his first album. They were both classics

LB2 is his 4th best and has filler and is mostly radio-oriented records.

LB1
STF
Islah
LB2
BAMN

 

[Sniper]

I went and looked at the track listings for the album's listed and I can STF has 4 "Radio Friendly" songs. Or basically songs that I don't listen to.

Truth is we all like why we like and will rank the albums accordingly.