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The words clearly make him uncomfortable but instead of exploring those emotions he stiffens up. Again, it’s not what Offset is saying is too guarded or not revealing enough, it’s how he says it. It’s dark, spacey, and the echoing keys bring everything together. It sounds like a hood funeral procession. Metro’s production on this song is brilliant though. J Cole’s delivers a loud, brash verse with an interesting flow that ends way too quickly and doesn’t cut as deep as his verse on 21 Savage’s “a lot”. “How did I get here” follows a similar formula which still doesn’t work but at least makes it entertaining. His lyrics should have more of an emotional impact but his monotone delivery and straightforward recounting of facts make it sound like he’s reading a historical account of his own life. It sets the stage and Offset raps in soft, hushed auto-tune directly to each of his children, telling the story of his life and theirs. It reminds me of the intro to XXXTentacion’s last album (the one before he died) where he explains exactly what he’s going for, not leaving any of it up to interpretation. The album kicks off with the title track “Father of 4” with Big Rube (who?) explaining the purpose of the project without any subtlety whatsoever. When he starts to get emotional things get weird. That’s where his sweet spot is, and since he hasn’t added any new tools to his kit it’s where he sounds best. In fact, the best songs are the collaborations when Offset is more like a feature rapper instead of being center stage. The songs get monotonous almost immediately despite the varied production because Offset sticks to his formula and refuses to branch out. He delivers some great verses but has the same versatility problem that plagued Quavo and Takeoff’s solo efforts. The main problem with this album is Offset himself.
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These beats are just so well crafted and get better with each repeat listen. Metro Boomin in particular has brought his A-game with production that rivals his solo compilation NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES. They give the album it’s hearbeat and add some trunk rattling Migos-type beats that give Offset plenty to work with. Let’s first talk about what is great on this project. Metro Boomin and Southside provide some stellar production and succeed in making Offset’s performances sound as good as they possibly can. This is the most candid music we’ve ever heard from the Migos, which isn’t saying much since the second closest is Quavo yelling “MAMA”. The album oscillates between moody trap bangers and emotional auto-tune ballads and there are still plenty of rapid-fire, triplet laden verses, and star-studded guest features to gloss over some of the clunkier, awkward attempts at emotional vulnerability. For a rapper, that’s about as tumultuous as it gets without going to prison.ĭespite the album title and marketing campaign, he thankfully doesn’t fully commit to making only awkward personal statements. He had (another) child, which I honestly thought was his first since he talks about his other kids less than Drake, he cheated on Cardi B, got divorced then got back together again. I never thought I’d use the words “emotionally vulnerable” and “Migos” in the same sentence but Offset has publicly been dealing with a lot this year. But he’s also the best rapper of the group lyrically and flow-wise, so there’s a lot of potential for him to branch out and expand his vision. He’s the least emotive of the group, usually sticking to similar flows and subdued delivery on all his features and Migos songs. Unlike Takeoff’s album which stuck to the Migos formula or Quavo’s album that swung for the fences and missed horribly, Offset has gone the “emotionally vulnerable” route which doesn’t suit him at all. If you’re confused that’s understandable since this is the first time he’s talked about his family or any emotion whatsoever since his career started. He’s not one of those typical Migos that only talks about sipping lean, smoking weed, and SKRT SRKTing all over town in expensive foreign automobiles. Offset is here with his debut album “Father of 4” and he wants you to know he’s a family man with feelings. The Migos solo album trifecta is now complete.