Summary:The fourth full-length release for the Los Angeles rapper features guest appearances from Anderson .Paak, E-40, Jadakiss, Miguel, Candice Pillay, Lance Skiiiwalker, Vince Staples, SZA, Tha Dogg Pound, TF and Kanye West.
Me no conversate with the fake, that part
All my bitches independent bitches, that part
I just want the paper, that part
All my bitches flavored
That...
It’s hard and sinister like a gangster rap album, but it’s also sprawling and even psychedelic at times. Nothing else sounds like it, and that’s a joy to behold.
Blank Face turns away from the ambitious fusion of To Pimp a Butterfly, instead doubling down on a smoked-out atmosphere that points the listener’s focus toward rapping. That puts the onus on Q to hold attention for the duration of the record’s hour-plus running time, and he does so.
Blank Face is occasionally too indulgent for his own good, as he also follows trap and net-soul trends in awkward fashion, but the amount of genuine, larger-than-life parables continue to expose an artist who still wrestles with his hard-knock past.
Influenced by many but perhaps literally fathered by none, ScHoolboy Q remains an intriguing enigma whose ambitions presently know less limits than Percy Miller.
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Blank face LP has an underline concept. Money and what people would do for money. On his second major label LP, schoolboy q recounts tales of poverty, desperation and gangbanging to survive. He maneuvers through gritty yet colorful production with ease and bars as hard as brick. They compel the listener to understand his POV at their own risk. The album has character development during its 70 something hours. ScHoolboy Q autobiographically raps about changing his life after a jail bid. Finding another way to support himself without going down the same road. This acts as a cautionary tale and a tale of redemption. Out of the TDE camp, this will go down as one of the more creatively ambitious projects and one that deserves acclaim and recognition…Expand
My favorite album this year so far, Schoolboy gives us his greatest LP to date which is saying a lot since Oxymoron was exceptional. ThisMy favorite album this year so far, Schoolboy gives us his greatest LP to date which is saying a lot since Oxymoron was exceptional. This album is filled with great bangers from start to finish like Tookie knows II, John Muir, Lord have mercy and many more.…Expand
ScHoolboy Q has done it again. He once again made another classic album called Blank Face LP. I love the themes in the album, I love all theScHoolboy Q has done it again. He once again made another classic album called Blank Face LP. I love the themes in the album, I love all the songs, the production on the album is dope, and the beats are on fire. If you love Oxymoron, then you're gonna love Blank Face LP by ScHoolboy Q. I highly recommend it.…Expand
Schoolboy Q music has definitely been improving since his Setback mixtape days. The album's is full of a variety of musical genres, but stillSchoolboy Q music has definitely been improving since his Setback mixtape days. The album's is full of a variety of musical genres, but still remains a solid Hip/Hop album. If you think this album isn't cohesive, Kno Ya Wrong ooh…Expand
After ScHoolboy Q contemplated retiring from the rap game, he returned to the road he was building on Habits & Contradictions. Lyrically Q isAfter ScHoolboy Q contemplated retiring from the rap game, he returned to the road he was building on Habits & Contradictions. Lyrically Q is better than ever, and while hooks throughout the album still leave something to be desired, he has developed a good amount from hooks like on "Hands on the Wheel." The production throughout the album is cohesive for the most part aside from "Overtime," and is reminiscent of To Pimp A Butterfly, except... more gangster. He left behind the radio hits for the most part that plagued Oxymoron and went back to telling street stories, which is much better Q in my opinion. Features provide even more darkness to the album and aside from Kanye West (arguably) and Miguel, they fit the album very well. SZA provides an outstanding hook on "Neva CHange" and Vince Staples is crippin' to the fullest on "Ride Out," which has one of the hardest beats I've ever heard. My actual rating for this album is an 8.5, and I believe that this is ironically tied with YG's Still Brazy for album of the year. Take a listen, the album is fun, dark, deep, and a great listen.…Expand
At first listen, this is VERY west coast and very Q. A bit predictable and even rehashed from previous albums. But, with a 2nd listening, youAt first listen, this is VERY west coast and very Q. A bit predictable and even rehashed from previous albums. But, with a 2nd listening, you can hear Q's growth from the same he is known for and moving in other directions including almost spoken word towards the end of the album and some politcal rantings as well. Of course, fans can expect the same topics of weed, women and whimsical violence - all common in hip hop these days. TDE did it right by giving him his own platform and release time to debut this disc. Although not a classic, much closer than his previous releases.…Expand
I'm sure not many people are going to find this review helpful, but I have no drive to ever revisit this album. This is no dynamic contrast inI'm sure not many people are going to find this review helpful, but I have no drive to ever revisit this album. This is no dynamic contrast in the album that holds my interest. Part of what makes this genre so fantastic is its huge scale of dynamic and emotional ability, and Blank Face LP took little-to-no advantage of that. It wasn't bad by any means, but it was just incredibly unremarkable. There doesn't seem to be a point to any of it, to the production, to the lyricism, nothing.…Expand