To date of their profession, Younger Posse have waffled between quirky, colourful music and extra subdued bids to be taken critically within the hip-hop realm. They’re at their finest someplace within the center, similar to final 12 months’s enjoyable 90’s throwback Ate That. New single Freestyle borrows a few of this vitality but additionally falls sufferer to a well-known Okay-pop hazard.
My notion of rap music could merely be coloured by the period I used to be first launched to the style, however I are likely to lean in nearer when rappers take a extra nuanced strategy to their supply. Too usually in Okay-pop, the urge is to go louder and shoutier, however you not often hear rappers within the Western market take this route. The closest analog I can consider is Beastie Boys, and truthfully I’ve all the time discovered their shoutier tracks fairly irritating. As an precise music, Freestyle is quite a lot of enjoyable, however Younger Posse’s overblown efficiency makes it tough to get pleasure from.
It’s nearly as if there’s a thread of insecurity driving Freestyle — a continuing sense of “hearken to me! If you happen to’re not listening, I’ll simply get LOUDER!!” This strategy isn’t wanted as a result of the group has talent and their finest songs are compelling on their very own deserves. I really like Freestyle‘s punchy, full-bodied manufacturing, however the observe wants extra selection. When the ladies do change issues up, it’s within the type of an ill-fitting jazz breakdown that interrupts the weather that make Freestyle enjoyable. An superior music exists someplace inside this frenzied association, however it’s all a little bit of a large number. And at 2:21, it’s a really brief mess!
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
Grade: C+
