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Originally Posted by Severian
Should be room now, but no need to bother unless you have an expanded edition or something wild like that. I got it, and listened to it today. I have to say that I'm surprised. I was expecting a completely different kind of album based on the cover art and hinted-at neediness. Maybe something lighthearted and soul-based; darker than Chance, more produced than Tree, but along the same levels.
Not the case. One listen in and I'm far from ranking this album anywhere near the year's best. I like it, and I took note of a few songs that could be serious fucking favorites in the future, if they grow well, but my first impression is this:
1. Denzel Curry really likes A$AP Rocky. A lot. You guys said you heard Wu-tang? I can see that, but all I hear is A$AP minus the almost shoegaze I Clams production that is really what makes his albums so god damn amazing.
2. I think he's trying I get the best of both worlds: social/conscious and thug. But I don't think he's old enough to have a real social conscience, so it comes across as ... Odd.
3. He can rap like crazy, and he's going to be incredible, and I love the future him already. The present him is a natural emcee with a great taste in cover art ( anyone else see Jar Jar Binks if they squint and state at the boobs? I swear, there's a nose and rasta- amphibian mouth in between those tats.) He just needs to move somewhere that isn't Florida, so he can have a soul. 
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aight dope, thanks for the listening and your output.
yeah he's from A$AP's breed, but seemingly inspired by the Wu too, and can definitely rap.
i hope he'll actually have a future and won't just fade into obscurity, because that album is really dope, especially considering he's just an 18 year old kid.