Drake and 21 Savage made a collaboration album. Although Drake is a fantastic musician, the rap game has shifted toward a community and culture rather than just a tempo and lyricism style. Rappers like Drake and Eminem are starting to get worried about their legacies, but it's not necessary. When people over-glorify authentic cultural rappers, they know what they're doing. This album has some throw-back Take Care moments that work really well with 21 Savage's style. The surprising thing is 21 actually comes comedically hard and even though he's not as talented as Drake, he's having more fun and keeps up with the goat the whole album.
Mavi is a conscious rapper like Earl Sweatshirt or Joey Badass, but with a little less intellectualism and a lot more universal appeal. He's so understated, that his lyrical prowess blends in with the bulk of hip hop music. This album is infectious, there's a very good moderation of all the things you would look for in a rap album. Mavi has a lot of promise.
Something I realized about the assessment of rap music is no one ever said that music quality was connected to cultural background. Country music has widely been criticized by western culture and people aren't less critical of other genres. The problem isn't making an entertaining or prolific song, it's selling the culture because of a preemptive resistance to liking it.
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