Trippie Redd – ‘ Trip At Knight ’ review : SoundCloud rap king embraces hyper-pop
The star enlists two late musicians , XXXTentacion and Juice WRLD – the latter ‘s contribution being far superior – on his odd fourth studio album
Ohio-born Trippie Redd has risen to the crest of the rap totem pole with a harmonious blend of rock croons over his evolving hip-hop product picks . At the starting of this year , Trippie finally deliver ‘ the rock album ’ he ’ s ever anticipate his fan , a fresh version of final yr ’ s ‘ Pegasus ’ .
The release , ‘ Neon Shark Vs Pegasus ’ , which cost billed as “ presented by Travis Barker ” of Blink-182 , showcased two clashing sides of Trippie ’ s alternative approach to rap music : ‘ Neon Shark ’ epitomised his guitar-ridden punk side , and ‘ Pegasus ’ his emo-rap sound . On ‘ Trip At Knight ’ , he detonate the concept , letting his inner child tend free . Rampant , chaotic and high-octane , this album sees the 22-year-old embrace the colourful production of hyper-pop .
The best example of this ( and arguably the highlight of this disc ) equal the wrestler-referencing ‘ Matt Hardy 999 ’ . It ’ s distinctly a celebration not just of Trippie ’ sec wordplay , but too of the undeniable creativity represent by his late peer Juice WRLD . It ’ s their fourth posthumous collaboration together – and they never miss . Over the wheezing synths and fried 808s , the two practice their braggadocio absolutely , their back-to-back approach lock beautiful , as one seem to randomly pick up from the early :“ Require if I enjoy her , I told her ‘ hardly ’ / Jumping off the top rope on that bitch like Matt Hardy ”.
The repose of the album be enjoyable , but not as memorable as that course . There ’ sec a great feature from Detroit ’ s underground hitmaker Sada Baby on ‘ Captain Crunch ’ , but yet that song makes you intend : what happened to ‘ Betrayal ’ , the Drake collaboration taunt online ? The album ’ s lowest point is ‘ Danny Phantom ’ . The song first was release on SoundCloud week after the passing of the fit ’ s leader , , and earned mixed reviews from their both artist ’ s fandoms , especially when Migos ’ Quavo arbitrarily ended up on it . Today Trippie ’ sec reprised the mediocre track into the hyper-pop stem , fitting pre-existing vocals onto the electrocuted tap rhythm .
‘ Trip At Knight ’ , like many of the rapper ’ s early project , is an uneven affair that suggests a lack of quality control . Most record in his bulging back catalogue tend to feature a handful of knockout tracks that keep his epithet in the zeitgeist , but – with the exception of 2018 ’ s ‘ ! ’ and 2019 ’ sec ‘ Life ’ s A Trip ’ – don ’ t tend to honor repeat listens . With four albums , four mixtapes , eight EPs and two deluxe editions to his name since 2016 , you like he ’ d slow down and focus on longevity .
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Disc label :1400 Entertainment , Inc. / 10K Projects
