His descriptions come in fragmented flashes as each track employs a similar vocabulary. Ironically, it sounds like the opposite of his predecessor’s chaotic unpredictability.

Young Thug bent words and phrases, while Lil Baby simply knows where to put them. There aren’t hints that tell us the latter is interested in challenging the average listener. He is comfortable working on iterations of vocal techniques that others already innovated. The surface of “My Turn” is taken in all at once and sustained by momentary jolts. 20 songs is entirely too long for a record that so often repeats itself.

Lil Baby dips and lifts through melodic flows with routine ease. There is some slickness to how he slips through word traps, but it is without the necessary sense of urgency. His voice projects confidence and consistency. Stories concerning the pressures of fame could offer insight if they were not constantly interrupted by hollow boasts. Lil Baby’s run-on sentence raps relax into cliched platitudes.

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