![]() ![]() I vowed to “keep listening until I get it” and with songs like the T-Minus produced “Compensating” featuring Young Thug, I think I do now. The times have certainly changed, but props for the Ol’ Dirty sample. At the start he seems to be all alone at a football field out in Portland (where he’s from) but soon enough he’s shoulder to shoulder with four brothers in the back of a pickup, and soon enough he’s packed in even closer with dozens of dudes on delivery bikes. In fact the first single “Shimmy” came out February 26th, and if you watch the video it’s not hard to tell given there are a lot of people in the clip - no social distancing, no masks. Obviously the song was recorded before his 26th birthday, and a lot of the material on “ Limbo” probably was given the recurring R.I.P. The last time I went to church was in the fuckin eighties Maybe I’m the one who really need the Lord to save me We 25, I told that nigga, boy you fuckin crazy That was way before my nigga Yost had the wave capĪnd to top it off my best friend had a baby ‘Mark my words’ – my nigga Mark used to say that Keep my fuckin foot on they necks and never let up My lyrical expectations for Amine were so low going into his second album that hearing him be thoughtful and introspective over a Kanye West style track was to say the LEAST unexpected. Some might say he’s borrowing from Pusha T stylistically, but given where he was coming from on the last album that’s a good rapper for him to emulate. ![]() ![]() After seeing a further touching and maturing side of such a promising and musically underrated artist, his fans can’t wait to see what’s next from amine in due time, as many begin to fall into their own “Limbo”.The Mac Wetha produced “Burden” was a pleasant surprise. While showing an impressive amount of growth from his last two full-length projects, Amine still maintains the youthful and infectious charm that captured the attention of his audience at the beginning of his career. Especially on tracks such as the emotional ballad “Mama” that urges us all to reach out to the ones we love most. However, these slower and more introspective tracks are the easiest way for Amine to tug on your heartstrings. The track-listing pushes the listener through a tour of different emotions and moods, from party anthems (“Woodlawn”), to love songs (“Riri” and “Easy” featuring Summer Walker), to a reflective, tearful finale (“My Reality”).ĭuring this run, it can be somewhat easy for many listeners to be caught off-guard by the slower songs and lose attention. While this newfound seriousness in him can provide a new, deeper perspective on his life, it also tends to slow down the pace of the album at times. At an age where many people feel that they’re too young to grow up, yet too old to party hard and make bad decisions, it’s easy to fall into a quarter-life crisis his personal limbo. Many of his friends have recently gotten married or had children, while one of his closest friends and collaborators Jordan Groggs (one side of duo Injury Reserve, also featured on the album) tragically passed away in July at the young age of 32.Īt the age of 26, it’s hard to tell Amine to grow up with the environment around him. Throughout the album, we listen to a more serious and contemplative side of Amine at times, as he reflects on the world changing around him. The album is long enough to satisfy any desperate fan, it’s also short enough to connect with the majority of the album, rather than a few highlights. While many new rap albums lean towards 18 to 20 tracks long, Limbo is a tight 44 minutes. The album is refreshingly short, only 14 tracks long. While the wait only added more anticipation to the long-awaited release, Amine certainly didn’t disappoint. In the end, the album was delayed roughly three months to allow breathing room for our nation. ![]() Amine said it “wouldn’t feel right” to release music at the time. “Limbo” was originally set to be released earlier this year in May but was delayed indefinitely due to the protests and riots taking the majority of the media’s attention. Hits including “Caroline” and “REEL IT IN” established Amine as the lighthearted, head-held-high artist that we know today, but his sophomore album “Limbo” proves he’s here to stay. At the time, it was still questionable whether Amine would make a lasting impression on the music industry. It’s been nearly two years since Amine’s “EPLPALBUMMIXTAPE”, ‘ OnePointFive’, dropped at the end of the summer of 2018. Amine falls into ‘Limbo’ with effortless grace As the world changes around him, he maintains his lighthearted outlook on life ![]()
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