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Xxxtentacion's Revenge

Lyrics: 2/5 Orchestration: 4/5 Hits: 3.5/5 Message: 3/5 Loveit?: 4/5 Total: 16.5/25

What is Xxxtentacion's Revenge? What is Xxxtentecion?

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For y'all who do not know Xxxtentacion he is a newly rising artist that is known for violent lyrics as well as a violent personality. If you watch an interview of this dude you can tell this brotha got issues. But! His music pretty dope. He recently released Revenge. Already the title worries me because I have no idea what or who he is seeking revenge on. Before I began listening I have already listened to his single "Look at me!". The song definitely warrants to look at the guy and be "like wut da fuq bruh". (Don't play song around your mom). By the time I began actually listening to Revenge, especially the second track I knew this was something I could not predict. I never really listened to his work before this. I learned he has an amazing dance, rock, and rap sound. It's a boisterous release and speaks to me personally. He somehow locks into young angst. After listening it seems his Revenge is against love and pain. How they coexist inevitably. So w
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B.o.B. is back...I guess

On May 12, 2017 I found an album called Ether in my Apple Music featured section. It had a strange coverart with mostly black, brown, and yellow used. An elephant is wearing a gas mask, which i assume is to suck in the ether.  When I found out it was B.o.B. I initially was like, "really? you ain't no Nas". But, I listened anyway out of curiosity. Daaaaaaaaammmmnnnn. The first song "Fan Mail" is hard. B.o.B. goes in on all the flack he gets from loudmouths and you can feel his anger. The first 2 songs pf this album stresses how far apart he feels from people. The second song "E.T." featuring Lil Wayne, speaks on how feels alienated at times. The rest of this album is pretty good. The features are top notch and I was incredibly surprised to be honest. I had forgotten about B.o.B. The last thing I remembered from him was that plane song and the other song with Bruno Mars. Bruno Mars kinda took B.o.B.'s fame spot for the past 7 years. So I began to loo