5/31/2023 0 Comments Dramatic funk themes vol 2 rarThe wispy “Live my best life”, featuring Snoop Dogg, feels similarly hollow. Pusha T’s sprightly verse is the saving grace of the otherwise expendable track. On “Day One”, Pharrell Williams slides into his upper register, crooning vapidly about when we “met too young to drive cars”. The lack of dynamism lingers uncomfortably throughout the album. “New Money” is the worst of the bunch, featuring a garbling 21 Savage, completely devoid of his usual taste and interest. ![]() It feels like a cut and paste job, dreamed up while dozing at the turntables. For an artist with so many successful collaborations in his past, this is a surprise. But what lets it down is the lack of an overarching narrative and the absence of any real chemistry between the guests and instrumentals. This is a producer-focused work all 14 of the tracks (bar the intro) feature guests ranging from East Coast rap icon Busta Rhymes to pop royalty Justin Timberlake. The second in the series plays on safer ground. 2 was meant to be the epiphany moment, the project which filled all the gaps left by his discography since his breakthrough debut album.įunk Wav Bounces Vol.1, although flawed, set the stage for a promising project with risky dives into R&B, funk and boogie. The audaciously named Funk Wav Bounces Vol. Or does he just like to hedge his bets? His eagerly awaited follow to his 2017 album arrives while the Dumfries-born DJ is in the middle of a residency at mega club Ushuaia Ibiza, where, from what I’ve been told, he’s exclusively churning out past career hits.
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