The beat is lifted straight from the classic 16-bit RPG “Chrono Trigger” and attached with some stomping bass drums and backhanding clap snares. All the producers bring fire with them, attaching weighty drum tracks to scaffold anything from the jazzy pianos of “Mia Wallace”, the techno-organic synth and guitar combo of “The Grinder”, and the big band sounds of “Number 16.”īut the best beat on this mixtape belongs to “Never Been Part II” featuring Rick Ross and Wiz’s fiancée Amber Rose, with a prodigiously simple cut-and-paste job done by Sledgren. The highlight of this mixtape is the production hell, I dare say Wiz can win plaudits with his ability to pick beats alone. Cole is a symbol for young ambition mixed with girl problems, then Wiz Khalifa builds his throne as a ganja addict who loves to brag about his good life. If Drake is the flagship artist for pimpin’ with a sensitive side, and J. This mixtape is half-kickback in your homie’s apartment and half-night out in Vegas while dropping $30K, and a complete expression of the artist Wiz Khalifa wants to be known as. “Taylor Allderdice” is almost “Grindhouse”-esque in how over-the-top it is, and like “Grindhouse”, it’s entertaining if you don’t put any elevated expectations on it. Don’t get me wrong, Wiz Khalifa is a talented MC with flexible flow and a penchant for the clever one-liner, but he’s not one to force the issue to impress anybody, regardless if they’re a fan or if they’re a critic. If you’re looking for an album with technically sound rapping, bulletproof rhyme schemes and lyrical gymnastics in flow and delivery, this is not the album for you. So if you’re looking for an album that’ll expand your mental perspectives on poverty, philosophy, politics, or other topics you’d find on college essay prompts, this is not the album for you. ![]() Who wouldn’t want to smoke inordinate amounts of weed, show off all the new cars and clothes, and kick it with other established celebrities like Juicy J or Rick Ross? Shit, I would. Wiz Khalifa represents how most dudes of our generation would act if they made it. If “Taylor Allderdice” represents the next step in Wiz Khalifa’s development as an artist, it’s a solidification of his status as an unrepentant successful man-child of the 21st Century. ![]() ![]() There’s no justification for the lack of width in the content (smoking weed, being rich as fuck, hanging out with hella hoes), the heavy hands on the drum machine, and the interludes where Wiz speaks braggadocio in a blunted voice. This mixtape is all about being unapologetic.
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