![]() “Sold Out” is another bit of filler, like the first two tracks – absolutely no difference between them, and instantly forgettable. Again, however, no substance, and no attitude – the track slightly works for other, more technical reasons. “Meeting Da Plug” has a crunk feel, complete with the incongruous keyboard, and, given the confluence of the ‘jagged’ sounds and Yo Gotti’s start-stop vocals, it works. This could have used a well-crafted, wise-ass hook – it needs some meat if content is so thin. “Shoot Off” sounds like a near-rehash of the intro, but at least Yo Gotti is introspective and has a pretty solid flow, better than the above. Yo Gotti, however, is neither evocative in his violence, nor divulging any one-liners. In “Intro (CM2),” for example, Yo Gotti adopts a raspy, sing-song drawl against some typical drums and pretentiously dull organs. In Yo Gotti’s music, however, there’s little of that. ![]() It’s problematic, but at least when talented, such artists have a well-crafted attitude to fall back on – the listener gets something. At bottom, gangster rap is usually style over substance, although both are possible. For every several dozen abominations, there is at least one Sean Price, who, while not socially astute or philosophical, is technically good, and even better stylistically. Of course, typical gangster rap is made by simple-minded people – Trick Trick, 50 Cent, et alii – but that’s the artist’s, not genre’s fault. Good content can come of any genre, since, by definition, Art is a matter of care, arrangement, precision, etc, even if ethically sparse. Sure, it’s violent, rude, and disrespectful, but, artistically, that’s irrelevant. ![]() Gangster rap is ‘disliked’ for all the wrong reasons. ![]()
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