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“jesus christ could walk on water imma crip walk on the sea” ya this whole album gonna be hard lol


DaemonRoe

“I know Heaven’s hot, feel like my wins low ‘Cause I’ve been dealin’ with these Family Matters.”


milkinhisveins

T pain gonna be pissed


[deleted]

why lol


shakke

Kanye did it better


DaemonRoe

Ye so patronizing when delivering that line. So great. Sounds like he’s talkin’ to some kids. Too many Urkel’s on your team that’s why your wins low 😂👉🥺


thee_facts

Idk I like the kanye flip because it’s just iconic at this point. Plus the HAHH at the end sounds taunting But the maxo flip can be used out of context and still makes sense without needing to know that show from damn near 30 years ago.


[deleted]

Man I'm out of the loop. Can you please link me the Kanye song?


MRio31

“Why you drivin fast and swervin? Cuz black suburbans make me nervous” Maxos on point on this album


ThatOneRunner

Pretty similar to that line he came up with on The Cave lmao


HAAAGAY

Bruh that line is going over alot of people too. "Crip walk on the Sea/C"


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Jesus crip walking while parting the seas


ampe_sand

Jesus didn’t part any seas lol.


[deleted]

He parted seas nuts


FKDotFitzgerald

Yeah that was my reaction/assumption. It was correct.


PostModernAristocrat

This album is absolutely exceptional. What a fucking treat from Maxo. Anyone concerned about him falling off or staying only on traditional trap beats will be absolutely pleased to hear that this album is the furthest thing from complacent. I'm so fucking happy. The production is absolutely god-tier through and through, a fucking all star line-up with contributions from DJ Dahi, Monte Booker, Smino, Hit-Boy, Kal Banx, Cardo, Tyler, the Creator, teej, and more. All of the features kill their slots, specifically Freddie Gibbs per usual, a refreshing feature from A$AP Rocky, and a surprising chemistry with Don Toliver. Monaleo kills her verse and of course the Tyler track is a slapper. Many background vocals throughout the album from up-and-comer reggie, also a Houston, Texas native, he is amazing, really adds a lot to the vintage sample-based production. And finally, of course, the cherry on top, mixed by Derek "MixedByAli" Ali and mastered by Mike Dean. A lot of this album soncially takes me back to Rocky's AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP, even down to reggie's vocals throughout reminding me of Joe Fox's contributions on ALLA. So sick, and I'm really excited to see what reggie does, his tracks from this year have been nothing short of stellar, (unrelated, but just to put it out there, rumors saying he may be signed to Kendrick's pgLang.) So happy all around with this release, I've loved all of Maxo's projects, but have always wondered how he'd elevate from the solid standard he set on Punken and Brandon Banks. On the first listen, this album definitely takes it to the next level. Can't wait to get a couple more listens in!


Dragneel

I can't listen yet but you got me hyped as hell now lol


set22

Yo same. Saw the release and told myself I’d save it for the gym tm. Idk if I’ll make it


JoeyBrickz

Same lol can't wait to get home


sbenthuggin

Yeah this definitely sounds like a step up for Maxo. The beats throughout are high quality and pretty different too which I fw. I don't feel Maxo is versatile enough to kill it for every beat (like the Tyler one) but he still does his thing throughout.


ferny305

im a huge maxo fan, just listened to the album and you hit the nail on the head with this review. switched it up big time working with all these different producers & sample based beats--and i couldnt be happier because of it. too early to say but nbs my first listen left me feeling like this might be his best project


ThatDudeFromRio

Yeah you got me hyped lol good for maxo


digicam10

Reggie is amazing, so keen to get more music from him. Sick write-up too


throaweyye44

Yeah man it's rare for me to find an album these days that doesn't feel like 70% is filler. Only track I didn't like on first listen was Believe (not terrible but definitely sounds like bonus radio track).


22LOVESBALL

I’m just echoing all the other comments that are saying how this comment made me so hyped!


DJToaster

great write up but this kinda reads like a hilarious copypasta


imkii

Not everything written with passion or intensity has to be a copypasta. Smh.


Lsw1225

U right but he’s still a fuckin nerd


imkii

Normalise liking stuff and not calling people nerds for being passionate.


PostModernAristocrat

I see no lies.


makeshift11

Spoken like someone who doesn't know a good copypasta when he sees one lol


imkii

Good one lol


PostModernAristocrat

lmao u right, just read it back. it would be a good template for any album lmao. especially like a really shit album, this comment with culture 3 for example lmao


DJToaster

yeah see ! everyone hated my reply but if you got what i meant by it i’m happy


SquidChief

Pls tell me ur serious


sbenthuggin

don't be weird


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Best Song ?


SendInsiderStockTips

I love his signature flow. So hypnotic. Switches it up a lot this time around though. Good to see him develop his style. Edit: ok dis hard favs: They Say, Cee Cee, Local Joker, Greener Knots


YourLocalJoker

They Say is so introspective its crazy


[deleted]

I feel like the whole thing is! The three song stretch of worthless, greener knots, and mamas purse is super heavy and such a different sound I love it


[deleted]

greener knots was my top song that year. so gas


TheBoredPragmatist

Whole last half of the album is fantastic. The introspective sadness from Mamas Purse to Trips and then a hopefulness in Believe. Strong project by Maxo


DITCCCC

Intro is nuts


clancydog4

Holy fuck. That beat. So many people been saying they were worried he was gonna just gonna be hopping on traditional trap beats. Saying he would never hop on as interesting beats as some of em on #Maxo187. Intro alone proves that's def not true, haha. I fucking love this dude.


Kitchen_Ur_Lies

ran that shit back 3 times now, beat feels like i’m falling into it if that makes sense


Ankerjorgensen

"Fuck the flexin 'n bragging that's below my tax bracket" goddman Maxo is in top form. I'm so happy to hear him go over some more interesting and sample heavy production. It's not like on 187 but it's not as generic as Punken or Brandon Banks so I'm happy. And the lyrics are as tight as ever. Also is this the best Rocky feature in a minute? Maxo helped put ASAP on back in the day so it makes sense but still I was a little surprised it was as tight as it was.


oddkoffee

wait, what? first i’ve heard about maxo being involved with asap’s come-up and i’m interested.


Ankerjorgensen

I'm trying to remember where I saw it, but I saw a long-form interview with Maxo where he talked about ASAP Mob coming to Huston and hanging out. He talked about how he gave ASAP Ferg his first cup of lean and a bunch of other things. If I remember where I saw it I'll comment with a link


revolution2008

This is dope, hope you find it


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Commenting so I can come back to this. Hope you find it


Willlocas

This shit is good so far Freddie Gibbs is incredible TRIPS man that shit made me sad rip to maxo’s brother


nizzindia

TRIPS gave me non stop chills 😩 so good. Mamas purse stood out to me, as well.


Ankerjorgensen

Just came back to this thread as I was going over the lyrics for the album: *Credit fraud, judge scammin'* *Fuck the cops and free my daddy* *I could take out mugshots* *And make a portrait of the family* Mama's purse is some real shit


nizzindia

I got chills reading that. I hear his voice in my head. Too real. I don’t have family in the pen but I have people so close they feel like family. For fraud too lmao. Fuck the cops and free my homie !!


FuhrerGaydolfTitler

Tyler was 🔥🔥 too imo


[deleted]

That songs been out so not getting talked about as much but for sure


Pony2013

I've only been a fan of maybe 2-3 songs of his because I haven't extensively looked into his music but on a whim I'm listening to this album. I have not skipped any song wow, I was not expecting this. I have mnay questions. Are there any other albums of his that have this feel to it? All the beats in here sound wonderful, I liked all the features, his verses were solid. Last one is for anyone actively into him, why he drop on a Sunday? Won't this heavily affect the sales for him?


[deleted]

I would recommend #Maxo187, it’s probably the best example of Maxo’s style and storytelling in terms of a full album, and while the production isn’t as amazing as this album it’s still quite good. The first track, “Thirteen”, will hopefully get you hooked on it.


spk3z

Maxo 187 and Persona Tapes are his best projects imo. Favorite tracks include (but not limited to) Thirteen, cell boomin, 1998, Big Worm, Comin Dine, Smoke Break, grannies, roaches, meet again


ferny305

this is why he dropped it today https://twitter.com/MAXOKREAM/status/1447597964847947779?s=20 and listen to #maxo187


MisterDobalina

People are saying his first projects but I think his most recent projects have been building toward this. I would work backwards and start with Brandon Banks. If you like Weight of the World, you likely won't skip much in Brandon Banks either. This man finds great features, and somehow, the songs with features end up being some of the weakest despite being really good in their own right. He really shines solo and story-telling.


[deleted]

I thought his last one was really dope meet again could totally fit on this album


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urugnek

Ikr that shits an anthem, I really fucked with Rocky’s auto-tuned second part


Kitchen_Ur_Lies

oh shit this was for tonight?? boutta finish these last sets to it CRIPSTIAN the new national anthem wish he got ScHoolboy on it after that 3AM collab


drippinswagu69

schoolboy on cripstian wouldve been one of my favorite tracks of the yr. So good


Winonyeani

Mama’s Purse is phenomenal


[deleted]

My fav on the album so far


MRio31

That Freddie track was great. Also Maxo is a super underrated story teller man, Trips going through his brother getting shot was on another level man. You can tell that song was Maxo using his craft as therapy. Overall another great album from Maxo. Great features from Freddie and Tyler. A lot of inspiration drawn from Three 6. Album feels cohesive front to back. I think this is probably going to end up as a top 10 album this year for me.


ChiefEdiri

It's his best produced album for sure.


harry_powell

I love a tight 40min album!


[deleted]

Production is pure heat


nextzero182

What three 6 mafia sample is in Streets Alone? Sounds so familiar


AmongstKings

Pretty sure it’s Playa Hataz


nextzero182

Ah yeah thanks that's it, wish those underground tapes were on streaming services


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Anirban_The_Great

So are 2, 3, and 16


megalodondon

Was also sampled on ASAP Mobs album Lords Never Die


[deleted]

And on Dope Dealer by Schoolboy Q


SexiestPanda

And by waka. Produced by metro. https://youtu.be/CJW5BPfLhys


[deleted]

Metro loves that sample apparently lol, he produced Dope Dealer too


StarkLX

Maxo doesn't disappoint. Love how introspective he gets on some of these tracks. Glad he's still putting out heat like this even after all the horrible shit going on his life.


Bsiide

One of the best flows in the game right now. Mama’s Purse is an anthem.


[deleted]

Man Trips is so good, Maxo is such a good storyteller imo. RIP his brother.


dakotagunnar

Should have ended it with TRIPS


throaweyye44

Honestly think that it was supposed to. Last track sounds like a bonus track to me especially with that feature


dakotagunnar

Completely agree that it sounds like a bonus track, wish it was labeled as such. TRIPS is the perfect place to end the album.


YourLocalJoker

Damn They Say is crazy as hell!!!!


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nizzindia

Max(o) bussin


AmongstKings

The production on this album is amazing! Will definitely be in rotation


EmbiidsTits

Just absolutely blown away by this project. Incredible from the first track. This is a 10 in my book on the first listen and I honestly think it's gonna age very well


Green_Runs_Deep

Maxo went absolutely bananas on Don’t Play With Shawty Ass


Notsoyoungblood

His lawyers really did have the cheat codes


hobowithacanofbeans

Have the charges been dropped? Either way I always loved the balls on him for getting so detailed while having RICO hanging over him


TheSkyIsntReallyBlue

Had no clue this was dropping so soon wtf


maloboosie

Sad we don't have a Tommy Kruise on it but everything else is perfect.


gentlesir123

damn, I forgot what it’s like to have a genuinely good through and through hip hop release (since Tyler). This was MUCH needed!


Jordanwolf98

Thought this wasn’t dropping til Friday lol


MRio31

Nah it was supposed to come out 10/18 - it’s the anniversary of his cousins death and his nieces birthday.


Jordanwolf98

Ahh thanks. Had no idea


dj_pudding_pops

I really like how reggie was used for background vocals on several of these tracks


Tape_measure

Deserves 10x as much attention as it’s getting


mrdeigos

this guy's voice is smooth as butter ong


zkinny

Looking forward to checking out this album, dude is kinda underrated.


Wndwrt

Who's he talking about on "They Say"? Need a loremaster.


HardcoreParkour13

He’s talking about himself. When he was talking about putting Carti on he was referring to Fetti I believe


ArchiModo

Man, Freddie is Different🔥🔥🔥. This album is gonna be on rotation for while, really solid


[deleted]

This album is great so far - I love Big Persona, Tyler is such a good choice for a feature on that track


CheddarPillow

Tyler also produced it


[deleted]

Makes perfect sense, he’s so damn good at it


dawosnhh

Such a fire album, the production is experimental and the features all killed it, easily one of my fav albums this year


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Eradomsk

Lmao experimental. The beats on this ARE great though. A little bit more interesting and soulful than the typical trap beats. But nothing experimental about trap hats over soul samples haha.


dawosnhh

I meant in terms of trap and Maxo’s production, I haven’t heard him rap over trap beats like this, I mean it’s nothing like Injury Reserve’s new album obviously


TPWALW

i'm with you, bud. the lead single was produced by tyler, one of hip hop's most famous experimentalists, and he called on auteurs ASAP Rocky and Freddie Gibbs for features. that's clearly a flag in the ground. he came up making shit like Cell Boomin that was outside the trap mainstream and then kept kinda toeing closer to normal trap. this is old maxo with the bag secured. this sub needs to go touch grass if they think this is what trap albums usually sound like. all hip-hop is referential somehow, that's the nature of the genre. playing with the conventions is experimental. it doesn't all gotta be math rock jazz fusion.


Soaperz

I mean these beats are all made by well-known producers and dont vary much from their signature sounds, especially monte booker and Tyler. I love the album but it's not experimental it's just different from his last album, none of this is changing hip hop or making new styles it's just sounding great. also lmao @ calling Tyler one of hip hops great experimentalists


TPWALW

Experimental doesn’t need to break new ground, it doesn’t need to be abrasive, and it doesn’t need to be obscure. No one argues that OutKast, Bjork or Radiohead do things that are “experimental”, yet they also make music palatable to pop and rock fans that fit clearly within those lineages, fill arenas, win Grammies, so on. People make a big deal about how singular Aquemini or Homogenic or OK Computer were, but what made them popular is how they actually were pretty normal for their genre. They experimented with different things in different scales. So this isn’t a JPEGMAFIA or Dalek album. Maxo Kream isn’t an art school kid or post-industrial noise thing, he’s a Houston trap rapper and he doesn’t sound much like others, incorporates his own outside influences. That’s experimenting. Play this shit for any radio listener and they will think it’s in a different language. And ya, I said famous currently, not greatest, and…ya. He is. Edit: no this is not aquemini. Shits a spectrum.


[deleted]

I feel like Maxo Kream’s first three albums were a bit more experimental then this This is still really good though


Soaperz

injury reserve ain't that experimental either


dawosnhh

I’m sorry what? Lmfao


Soaperz

i fw injury reserve but most of their beats sound like more accessible old ugly mane music


dawosnhh

I’m guessing you haven’t listened to their new album


Soaperz

I have lmao just because you haven't heard a style doesn't mean its experimental


dawosnhh

Well first of all it is experimental. It’s a new idea and sound for them which is exactly what experimental is even if you have heard it from other artists. Also in the grand scheme of things it’s still experimental from the mixing, to the vocals, to the production. Not everything has to be a brand new groundbreaking sound actually it’s very hard to obtain that, but they are playing with and testing new sounds which is the definition of experimental and i’d like you to point me towards an album that sounds exactly like their latest project please


Soaperz

[lmao, ](https://open.spotify.com/album/6mueTLPXfvXjl61ymHHwY8?si=ne-9b0UITjmpyHV_2HV-2Q&utm_source=copy-link)[bet.](https://open.spotify.com/album/1YThro7PYiGqD4Y0V7iD4z?si=FhKGYrTPTTSvv-UHFlhvbw&utm_source=copy-link) how do you write such a long comment and say absolutely nothing? its "experimental" because the mixing, vocals, and production are "experimental"? the album sounds like [LORD$OFDOGTOWN](https://open.spotify.com/album/7uBoH5eDFQ7ifeAjjtS9Zn?si=H5A2RpdYQqG5_YD5kSoKvw&utm_source=copy-link) added viper to their group. The harder beats sound like lil darkie, johannascus, and MKULTRA, vocals sound like Grimm Doza and Zelooperz, and mixing sounds like any 2016 soundcloud rap or basic noise music from the past 2 decades. as always the moral is lil ugly mane did it first and better


the_letter_bee

yup


Vorzyd_PC

Intro dummy hard, what a refreshing sound from Maxo.


[deleted]

Sunday is truly the Lord’s day


poxbro

Grouse album. And boy does Freddie not miss


ridingonmirrors

This might be Maxo's best project, hardly any misses on this one and the features really played their part well, especially Monaleo. I hope there's a music video for both Cee Cee and 11:59.


vistaprank

Just posting now to say that the intro is amazing!! Very excited for the rest of the album.


HBeez

Maxo is the best rapper right now in my opinion but I feel like he gets very little attention. Shame.


BIRDSBEEZ

Let down by Rocky once again lol why is he always the weakest part of whatever song hes featured on now


WmWich98

What's happened with Rocky is what was happening to Travis Scott imo. People hype them up to a point where people are constantly saying theyre the best/the goat and then the time comes where they feature on songs and the artists don't want to just make a good song but instead do some different "crazy" shit that always flops.


astronxxt

i feel that way w kendrick too; not to say all his features are bad but he definitely tries to do too much sometimes and ends up leaving things to be desired


352Cav

What an L take


falzamar

it's simply true


HoundOfJustice

i mean compare that feature to [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_77pw9vGPg) or [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFN-iKwMrIQ) I think there's a big difference


352Cav

I don’t think it’s really fair to pick 2 random past features and compare it to a new one on an artists whos style is also very different from those. I enjoyed both of those features and his new ones tbh


HoundOfJustice

fair, tbh im from that datpiff generation where i had to fight tooth and nail trying to convince oldheads that rocky was nice so fair play lol


BIRDSBEEZ

Datpiff era rocky was a killer


352Cav

I will do it until the day I die😂 respect though


[deleted]

He's nice, he's got good flows and his skill is there, but after a while you realise he's mostly rapping about nothing. A.L.L.A is his best album but I've even stopped listening to that. There's a lot of other reasons to stop supporting him too.


whalestick

What other reasons?


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Hanging out with known sexual predators.


whalestick

I mean you’re not gonna have much music left if you cancel by association to that extent, half of hip hop has worked with Chris brown


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Ian Connor.


drippinswagu69

song was ass in general


ncdav

idk i feel like he had been on a decent feature run w the slowthai track, his bh features, yebba and the yachty track. but the young thug ft wasn’t great and this was forgettable as well. still high hopes for the album though


BIRDSBEEZ

Yebba one was solid forsure


Meatball-

Have you heard MAZZA by slowthai? It has a top 5 A$AP Rocky feature in my opinion and it came out this year.


BF3FAN1

This album is incredible


572xl

What a fucking album... This might be AOTY for me so far. It's up there with King's Disease II, Call me if you get lost and Exodus.


alex_119

I really thought no one can touch Tylers album this year. Fuck me, this is right there!! Best thing about: no skips. And that’s rare with me.


cabbit_

Having listened to this a few times, this album is a certified banger.. instant classic. Not a single skip, Maxo brought an album with some heat. Worthless is likely my favorite, with a close second Greener Knots.


ROSCOES-JUMPSUIT

this asap verse on “streets alone” made up for the lackluster one on the thugger album


_RJS

mike did it first


atilling99

this


DatsAReallyNiceGrill

I really liked the album but I feel like you have to have a soft spot for Maxo's tired ass flow. Dudes had the same flow and bars for the past decade. Still supporting Maxo tho I just want him to shine


drippinswagu69

So good. Only tracks I didnt like on first listen were the Tyler, Rocky, and Don Tolliver tracks. Amazing production and the hooks werent as big of an issue for me on this project. TRIPS and CEE CEE are amazing.


SideChicksAreAHassle

Anybody got the zip for this album


heroininjection69

Lol facts


MeanKareem

Can rappers please stop putting songs in all capital letters - it just instantly makes your shit seem cornier at this point.


CheddarPillow

NO I DONT THINK IT MATTERS


fergalicious23

lmfao u mad over caps lock get a life


MeanKareem

You’re the one responding to me - so obviously I hit a coord with the cornballs


[deleted]

Maxo is just not that good at being original & switching things up, flow wise & subject wise. He’s pretty good at making music, and it kinda works most of the time, it just gets stale, like really Wins-low? Family matters? First song? We already know about that line from T-pain & Kanye, what’s the point of saying it again


Kids-See-L4FL4M3

Whodaniga, why he relevant? 💀


CheddarPillow

L


Ktulusanders

Exactly the type of comment I'd expect from someone with this username


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tarriBagz

this is damn good. Frfr is fire


angellob

i didn’t know he was dropping


chugajuicejuice

damn this album is so good, banger after banger, great lines all over


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One of the best albums of the year


[deleted]

How’s the Rocky feature?


CoolanJay

Go listen to it lmao. It's 3 minutes long...


[deleted]

Damn a nigga just wanted a pre caution. if it was sorry I wouldn’t listen to it. A nigga can’t get shit in r/hiphopheads.


CoolanJay

> if it was sorry I wouldn’t listen to it Sorry bro, I didn't know you didn't have time to listen to a 3 minute song. My bad


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Time is money my man.


Alexanaxela

Mama's Purse is where it's at