By this point, it’s clear that artists unload whopping song dumps of albums in order to take full advantage of the upside of the streaming frenzy.
At 25 tracks deep, no one can fault Wiz Khalifa for padding his long announced Rolling Papers II album with more songs than fans can absorb in one smoke session. But the upside to his ridiculously long recent effort is it’s stacked with a host of stellar tracks for virtually every leisure activity underneath a stoner’s sun.
Whether it’s doubling down on the expected on the breezy “420 Freestyle” or ensuring he’ll never get checked at the door of “Bootsy Bellows” with a swanky anthem boosted by funky guitar grooves, Young Khalifa makes his universal appeal apparent after years of enduring naysayers’ claims he was average at best.
On the early riser “Ocean” — which is complemented by longtime soundman Sledgren’s wavy subtle bass dips — Khalifa cooly spits, “Do what you gotta do to pay your rent/Only party with lame niggas at they expense’I’m talkin’ good weed, steak and shrimp/Niggas runnin’ off with styles that they ain’t invent,” demonstrating how he’s been able to live as the life of the party wouldn’t having to hold tight to a wild boy facade.
Other notable inclusions include “B OK” where Cam Tomaz makes a rare but candid cameo over the reflective instrumentation; “FR FR,” a hazy banger where Lil Skies surprisingly makes a play for the album’s best guest feature; and “Holyfield,” an easy single choice with its hashtaggable quotes and enchanting keyboard melody. There’s even a Bone Thugs-n-Harmony feature with all five members on “Reach for the Stars” that bleeds with Midwestern hospitality for anyone looking for inspiration.
The downside to Rolling Papers II is that the nearly 90-minute affair declines to produce any classic material — even on a Khalifa level. This makes the recruiting of usual suspects such as Snoop Dogg, Gucci Mane and Ty Dolla $ign that more futile.
None of the hiccups erode the fact that Rolling Papers II is one of Khalifa’s most tightly rolled studio joints in a long time. (Perhaps, the original Rolling Papers from 2011). It may take more than one sitting to get through it, but anyone who dives in as fan will discover there are plenty of contact highs to be had.
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And i meant mention like discuss how dope the song is.
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What a dumb title. Worth it’s weight in Khalifa kush? How much does an album weigh? Not very much. So you saying this album is only worth a little bit of weed?
BAWN BAWN BAWN BAWNBAWN BAWN BAWN BAWN BAWNNNNN
AHHHTELLME WATCHA GONNA DOOOO WHEN THERE AINT NOWHERE TO RUNNNN CUZ JUDGMENT COMES FOR YOUUU AND ITS GONNA COME FOR YOUUUUUU
HEYYYY GIVE IT UP FOR WALLY HE MISSES UNCLE CHARLIE
AND A GROUP OF GUYS GOT HIM AND I’M GONNA MISS EVERYBODY
I DUN RAWN BA BAWN BADAME LOOOK TO THA GROUND WITH PAY-YAYNE
THE FLAMES OF DESTINAE ISTOO DEEP FOR ME TO SAY-YAVE
WEL DABEEDABEEDABEEDABEE (i CANT UNDERSTAND THE REST BUT ITS A VERY GAY SONG I AGREE BONE THUGS R HOMOSEXUAL GAY GUYS)
bone gay guys ? get the fuck outta here and respect the legends !
Stfu zipperhead
Stop trolling bro Bone thugs is arguably the most consistent rap group of all time, 100% the most unique, orginal.
WOW! Almost a 4 out of 5? This is a 2 at best. The lyrics are laughably bad. I can’t think of a single rapper who is so 1 dimensional in his subject matter. I listened through it once and deleted it immediately.
Awesome songs
This joint has 25 songs and about 5!84 6 aren’t subpar. This site needs to stop reviewing albums, because they’re absolutely horrific at it. If the consensus from real hip hop fan barely gives the album a 2.5 and you’re giving it a 4 which is near classic status then obviously you’re fuckin up and have no clue what’s going on.
Can someone pls @ me with at least 1 memorable Wiz bar, I rate the energy and the lane he stays in…but every track is at a grade 5 reading level and the flow is non-existent. Pls help!
The album was overall pretty decent and a good vibe. All of a sudden, Reach for the stars with Bone Thugs, were the best joints on the album.
I don’t get why people hate on wiz he’s pretty humble and RP2 is solid. Would love to hear another feature from him and Bone thugs N Harmony with maybe Ty dolla. They sound dope asf together.
I like Wiz…I really do, he seems like a cool dude and I always said if I was a hiphop star I would probably act like Wiz. He makes good music to vibe to. But in all reality he is a horrendous rapper…like really awful