Sonar plinks in the background while guns cock, and at the center Rocky ducks and dodges over the beat like a quarterback in the pocket. Pretty Flack is grimy, multilayered, and indebted completely to Purrp’s aesthetic. Purrp curtails some of his weirder instincts without corrupting his trademark influences. At A$AP shows, “Pretty Flacko” serves as the entry feature for Rocky to bound out and start his magnetizing concert. The unfortunate beef between SpaceGhostPurrp and the A$AP Mob sullied any more collaboration between the two rapper/producers, but we will always have “Pretty Flacko”. Dre’s 2001, their chemistry and ease remains forever intact. Even though Chip tha Ripper has since changed his name, and Cudi has vowed to make his own version of Dr. ‘GloryUs is awfully relaxed for a return to form, but that’s how both rappers like it.
Cudi contrasts him, as he always has, half singing his way to a relaxed verse on his childhood. Chip plays Cleveland thug, rapping on the harsh upbringing that led him to the top. The chemistry between the Cleveland rappers has yet to falter. A vocal sample that gets twisted with reverb and a simple clap pattern make up the entirety of the beat. The jazzy beat recalls best the Cudi and Chip collaboration “Higher”, an underrated cut from Man on the Moon 2.
However, “GloryUs” a song that largely flew under the radar, was the true return to form for the man on the moon. King Chip)” both sound like a return to form. His new songs “King Wizard” and “Just What IAm (feat. Kid Cudi) – Chip tha RipperĪfter an ill advised but passionate trip in to progressive rock, Kid Cudi has returned to his specific and unique realm of hip-hop. “So Many Details” is a disruption and a step in the right direction for Toro y Moi and the genre as a whole.Ģ4) GloryUs (feat. The end of the song builds in to a frenzied climax of tribal drumming while the vocals glaze over in to the background. The eventual chorus sacrifices grandiosity for definition. While the fuzzy drums echo in the background, the melody stops and starts, paralleling the narrative described in the song. “I don’t think I have your problem,” expresses the narrator with disgust. The lyrics are far from empty, describing a poisonous relationship with delicate ease. There is certainly the trademark muted electronic production and soft vocals, but Bundick adds more substance. Instead, his newest single “So Many Details” helps expand the music from beyond its electronic roots. However, his collaborations with Odd Future, and variety of side projects do little to separate himself from the genre he helped create. The uniquely named Chazwick Bundick, or Toro y Moi, has worked to separate himself from the chillwave movement he helped pioneer.