Collaboration albums are all the rage in Hip Hop right about now. This year alone, artists like Young Thug and Future, DJ Quik and Problem, Big Sean and Metro Boomin and RJMrLA and DJ Mustard — among others — have all combined recipes to cook up auditory gumbo.
Quavo and Travis Scott are the latest theoretical dynamic duo with Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho, an album that basks in each artists’ signature sound to the benefit of its groove and detriment of its creativity.
Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho conveys exactly what fans might expect from two of the hottest trap rappers out. Soaring, robo-rhythmic tunes? Check. Endless braggadocio? Check. A seamless blend of vocoder-tinged singing and cocky flows? Check, check, Nike Swoosh. But don’t expect a structured, meticulous project. Rather, it feels as if La Flame and the Migos leader went into the studio, indulged in the ganja, and all grooviness broke loose.
More often than not, this breezy vibe compensates for a lack of solid lyrical content. “Trampoline (trampo), Michael Jordan dreams (Jordan)/Half a bale in that vacuum clean (bale),” Quavo rhymes pointlessly on “Dubai Shit.” However, OZ and Vinyl’s bassline is so entrancing that it hardly matters what he, Scott or guest Offset say. This also is true on “How U Feel,” produced by Yipsy, Pas Beatz and Carlos Desrosiers. The joint is plagued by a basic hook but earns redemption from its downbeat, airy horns. Quavo and Scott’s lack of imagination put pressure on the beats and melodies to be hum-worthy and memorable. At times, such as on the “Motorcycle Patches,” underwhelming flows make for skippable music. Mostly, though, Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho further proves the duo’s strength is entertainment on cruise control.
There are times when it would have been better for Scott and Quavo to hit the gas. For rappers known for undeniable anthems — Scott’s “Pick Up the Phone” and Migos’ “Bad and Boujee” are prime examples — the lack of bangers on this album is sorely disappointing. None of the 13 songs are terrible, but only one stands out from the pack: the album opener “Modern Slavery,” which features a rich, soulful Otis Redding “Cigarettes and Coffee” sample. The next dozen joints, while sonically pleasing, tread too close to familiar waters. The album-closing “Best Man” provides intriguing depth as Quavo and Scott reflect on personal relationships, but brag-fests like “Black & Chinese” and “Moon Rock” are thematically and musically interchangeable.
When artists of Quavo’s and Scott’s stature collaborate for a full-length project, there is the reasonable expectation that they’ll pull each other out of their comfort zones. For all of Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho’s appeal, the duo’s lack of risk-taking prevents all naysayers from having to watch their throne.
These are all the tracks they didn’t want for their albums. Just threw em to us smh terrible
Man bro you hit it on the head. I was bumping thinking it just sounded like scraps in the studio
Yep, I was quite excited for the Travis Scott aspect of this, but its some of the laziest sh1t I’ve ever heard. The tracks are indistinguishable from one another. Just awful.
that’s not what i expected. they could do better.
Pls i command you at once to cease using the word Braggadocio good lord the cringe
Few good songs but they all sound way too similar. Tbh these two types of rappers wouldn’t mix well in the first place too similar.
Uber trash
fire fuck yall talkin bout
I was expecting something as good as oh my dis side. what I got was leftover migos beats with half assed travis vocals on top. really really disappointed man, they were so good together on rodeo. this sounds like what was left from that trash album culture.
Straight fire. Fuck Haters. I mean just listen to the production. But honestly Quavo is overrated.
Super Slimey Huncho Jack
Double Or Nothing < Huncho Jack
Culture < Birds In the Trap Sing McKnight
FUTURE Culture
HNDRX Quavo
Future > Quavo
Future < Travis
Young Thug < Future
Young Thug = Quavo
Young Thug < Travis
Just a quick comparision.
A throwaway
Best collab album since watch the throne by far 5/5
Hey they jacked my style for the cover art!
Autotune Autotune & More Autotune is all this album probably sounds like & they can’t sing at all. Travis Scott is one of the worst artist in the last decade,the rave about him like he’s talented is definitely forced on people,as a songwriter,engineer,& rapper myself i can tell he only relies on studio equipment not SKILL.
Ever listen to rodeo? Days before rodeo? Those are his best projects and i mean it has no autotune rapping on almost every track he’s got a really solid flow and everything. If u aint convinced listen to his xxl cypher and freestyle. I love travis and sure he isnt the best singer so he uses autotune as a crutch in that sense but he adds energy to make it sound like he’s not a robot(nav) but if we’re talking bars he’s solid so, he is talented and I mean he’s a producer and has produced for a lot of big name artists (Ye, Drake, Rihanna). This album was also not his best piece but an improvement over birds and has great flows from Travis where he isnt using autotune heavily. I think quavo became generic near the end but I’ve been coming back to this album a lot because of Travis because Quavo had a lot to be desired and it felt as if Travis had to keep the track alive sometimes. Like on “Go” with Quavo’s terrible hook. However they still showed there great chemistry in every track. So its like a 4/5 for me. I respect ur opinion even tho I dont agree with it so don’t think im coming after u or anything, I jus think saying Travis has zero talent is kind of farfetched
You motherfuckers are waaay too generous with this rating. 1/5 stars for this generic bullshit.
DX need to give at least a two to three day time frame before reviewing ANY album…you know between these two, you not about to get lyrical miracles. That being said, it’s 3.5…3 if you picky. I guess it didn’t live up to expectations, but…..it’s gon hit on Xmas at least.
They get the albums early
Good
5/5
So gooood
I liked every song but one that shit is fire
Oof
Huncho Jack is a great album. Good vibes. Travis and Quavo killed it. Full of energy and let’s not forget the powerful lyrics in Modern Slavery they bring a lot to the project there are things that I would change but overall it is a great sign of things to come for The Migos upcoming Project Culture 2 and Travis Scott’s solo album Astroworld
Thanks @huncho leaker for that link
thanks … been looking for this
It’s okay but Travis’ bars sounds like they were recorded with a Skype microphone.
FUCK THAT haters, this album better than eminems album, maybe the best in the year
True!!!!
Another thematic album for Travis, and a spiritual continuation of Birds in the trap. There is this subtle ode to spaghetti westerns littered throughout many of the tracks, with guitar rifts melded into the beat that loosely keeps everything tide together. Its no rodeo, but the album does very well to guide you through the smokey and dreamy trap beats that you can find on this LP. The tone is one you can definitely get turnt up to, but also one you can put on after the party, while you’re cruising down the freeway with the city lights hanging over you. That is this albums greatest feature, Travis is known for having great production, while melodically rapping over the tempo and pace of the beat. He is truly presenting himself as one of the most versatile trap rappers compared to his contemporaries like lil pump, gucci, and the other migos. About the migos and quavo… Quavo is very fitting on the album, however he does not drive the melodies and progressions in music as well as travis. Using a much more formulaic approach, Quavo presents everything you can expect from a Quavo feature, and it’s not always exciting. From the expected ad libs to the structure of the delivery, it’s easy to forget this is a collab album. It just becomes apparent to me that Quavo may not have the capacity to lead his own full length LP. This is especially true of the last song, which is dedicated to Quavo and his newfound signing ability, if you can consider it that. I would stay away from singing if I were him, it was awkward, tonally deaf, and just cringe worthy all around.
The songs are very random. Really sounds like unreleased songs they just added verses too. Not songs they actually got together and made together.
Love it
Most songs are bumpin some r kinda boring
Two wack motherfuckers on the same album, oh joy. Who came up with this idea? Somebody at the record company should be fired then killed. Hip-hop dx should be covering hip hop stories not this rap trash.