PARTYNEXTDOOR – PARTYNEXTDOOR (Mixtape Review) DX Consensus: “EP Worthy.”
When Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye didn’t end up on Drake’s OVO imprint, the real question was, “Well…what then?” The answer is PARTYNEXTDOOR. In his all-caps glory, PARTYNEXTDOOR had some large expectations to fill—after all, when you have a co-sign from one of Hip Hop’s biggest names to live up to in the space many thought would be reserved for one of the most popular drug-infused crooners of the moment, there’s a lot of room for rookie disappointment.
Unsurprisingly, PARTYNEXTDOOR’s style maintains similarities to both Drake and The Weeknd. Drake would sound right at home on any of PARTYNEXTDOOR’s self-titled debut’s offerings. Conversely, the overtly sexual lyrics (“Wuts Good Curious,” “Relax With Me”), which ooze the type of youthful abandon that comes when a 20-something has enough money in the bank to recklessly throw racks in the strip club, make it seem like he hangs out with The Weeknd, on, well, the weekends. Yet he remains different. Younger, as one could expect. PARTYNEXTDOOR is less falsetto, not as extravagant, lower intensity, more auto-tuned, and easier to digest. It’s the party next door to the larger, fancier, harder-to-get-into party that the self-proclaimed “champagne papi” is throwing.
PARTYNEXTDOOR’s highlights show a new artist with a very promising future. “Right Now” is a confident showing of PARTYNEXTDOOR marking his female territory (“you could be his forever baby, but tonight you’re mine”). Its hook is just melodic and repetitive enough to be remembered without ending up boring and simple. The beat is enough of a head-nodder that one can’t help but envision a remix with a rapper or two on it. Of course at some point Drake had to stop by (the only feature on the project), and “Over Here” is just the laid-back, stripper-centric backdrop he sounds comfortable over. PARTYNEXTDOOR is busy singing about how they’re “throwing money fast over here, blowing all this cash over here,” while Drake takes the Emo route and raps about how he smokes away his tears. It’s predictable and familiar, and yet like most songs of this fashion that Drake is a part of, it still works.
The lower points of the project are still at least average, and worth a repeat or two. As a first glimpse at PARTYNEXTDOOR, the self-titled collection is a strong introduction that should earn him some pretty serious fans. Though the overall sound isn’t anything too new or groundbreaking, PARTYNEXTDOOR is just divergent enough that it maintains refreshing replay value.
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So y’all just gonna pretend Ace Hood didn’t drop an album but keep reviewing little Timmy from up the street’s tape?
Nobody cares about Ace Hood
ace hood lol
hahaha
Well the new unknown artists still have a chance to prove themselves. We already know Ace Hood is shit 🙂
This dude is riding The Weeknd a bit too hard this nigga not even trying to hide it either. This shit is straight blue waffle nigga.
I loved this mix tape
I disagree. This dude sounds like he is jocking the Weeknd waaay too much. Not original at all.
The Weeknd is not orignal. He didnt create that style, he borrowed it from those before him
This review is a few weeks late. I liked this mixtape. Not as personal as the weeknd but def a nice feel to it. The one concern I have tho is that it seems all singers are using this same method right night. When I played this mixtape to my friend she liked it but kind of pointed out to me how it sounds like any other singer right now. Seems like everyone is using the same formula instead of trying t create something original
Wack as fuck.
Stop hating… your never gonna prosper ..The universe won’t allow it. curses always coming home to the sender
His sound is what makes this amazing
weeknd wanna be
YALL NIGGAS CRAZY I GIVE THIS MIXTAPE 500 stars if I could.
while i’m sure he’s aspiring to weeknd, its also the regional sound. rich kidd and jd era put shit in perspective. even kos, shad and k’naan to a point.
like it…yeah he’s what you’d get if you meshed drake with future and a touch of weeknd. Beats sound exactly like Take Care Album. But its still good…he pulls it off
I love this different r and music
Partymo
his voice is like sex for your ears
you just dont get him yet.
Nice thing, waiting for more!!
Lol wtf @ these comments.. This tape is dope af Nd so is his newer songs
this album is fucking crazy. the guy that said the beats sound like the take care beats, kill yourself.
Good project. Really enjoyable.