Blueface – Find The Beat (Album Review)

One of the most unorthodox rappers in hip-hop history looks to shock the world with “Find The Beat.”

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5. HOLY MOLY

Holy Moly donut shop!

~~Craig and Day-Day~~ Blueface and NLE Choppa are both erratic rappers. Since this is the case, it makes perfect sense that they decided to link up for “Holy Moly.”

“Holy Moly” is powered by this piano-heavy beat that I’m sure Bow Wow would love to crip-walk to. Over it, Blueface and NLE both try to outviolence, outscream, and outshine each other. While the final product we get from the two rappers probably isn’t worth your time, at the end of the day, it’s always entertaining listening to crazy people talk.

I sound like Blueface and NLE Choppa when I’m yelling at Chipotle workers.

4. VIRAL

“Viral” is energetic, brash, and similar to Blueface’s previous hits. While you won’t be blown away by the Los Angeles native’s rapping on the track, you will at least get your most ratchet family member to shake something if you turn it on at a family Christmas party.

If you like “Thotiana,” you will like “Viral.”

3. WEEKEND

I can get jiggy with “Weekend!” First and foremost, I absolutely love the smooth west coast vibes attached to the track. Secondly, I feel like Blueface and featured guest Lil Baby kill s**t on their respective verses on the song; with the former hitting us with decent punchlines and flows that are solid, and the latter hitting us with tricky flows and extremely sly lyrics.

If you play “Weekend” at a pool party, I can almost guarantee asses will shake and drinks will spill.

2. FIRST CLASS

“First Class” is a hard-hitting banger that features tons of bragging, random moments of craziness (Mainly by Blueface), and borderline creepy vocal performances (Mainly by Gunna). While the song isn’t my favorite, I do see it getting scumbags and n***as that tend to spend their rent money on strippers hyped as hell.

I’m not sure both Blueface and Gunna would have careers if they came out in the ’90s…

1. OBAMA

Blueface & DaBaby try to outdo each other when it comes to recklessness in “Obama.”

“Obama” is very good (I never thought I would say that about a Blueface song). For starters, I love the beat attached to it, as it boasts both jazzy and trap vibes. As for DaBaby and Blueface, they do their thing on their respective verses on the track; with the former actually staying on beat and gifting us with some pretty sly punchlines, and the latter blessing us with a verse that features lots of strong-arming and cockiness. All in all, “Obama” might be Blueface’s best song to-date!

See, Obama always brings the best out of black people.

SONG BY SONG BREAKDOWN

1. FIRST CLASS (3.5/5)

2. VIBES (2.5/5)

3. WEEKEND (3.5/5)

4. MURDER RATE (3/5)

5. OBAMA (4/5)

6. CARNE ASADE (1/5)

7. VIRAL (3/5)

8. HOLY MOLY (3/5)

9. DIRTY (2.5/5)

10. WIRE (2.5/5)

11. DOUBLE BACC (2/5)

12. PERIOD (2/5)

13. CLOSE UP (3/5)

14. STREET SHIT (2/5)

15. 2 DICCS (2.5/5)

OVERALL RATING

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Asking whether or not Blueface is the worst rapper you’ve ever heard in your life is a legitimate question. When it comes down to it, the flows he raps with can be awful at times and his lyrics can be beyond meaningless. However, I do think Blueface is at least entertaining. With that being said, if you don’t take Find The Beat too seriously, (S**t, Blueface called the album Find The Beat, so he’s not even taking it seriously) then you will enjoy the album.

So here’s the thing: Blueface does show glimpses of being a solid rapper throughout Find The Beat. In some songs on the album, he hits us with punchlines that are clever and even puts us onto game when it comes to some playa s**t lyrically. Unfortunately, the LA native has way too many moments on the album in which he sounds beyond amateur, unserious, erratic, and like a n***a that just learned how to rap yesterday.

The one thing I find very interesting about Find The Beat are the beats you hear on it. Most sound like some goonish California s**t, which I think makes the album feel foreign to people in all the other coasts around the nation. Personally, as someone who has always loved LA culture, I loved the beats I heard. However, I can definitely see a few hip-hop listeners being turned off by them.

Oh Blueface, you have so much energy but not enough rap skills. Like I said earlier, Find The Beat is a very entertaining body-of-work to listen to, but it is also very frustrating to listen to. While I actually f**k with Blueface’s surprisingly charming persona and how he lets it shine throughout the album, it’s hard for me to even put the album in a category of music that I can take seriously. Oh, Blueface…