Don Toliver — HARDSTONE PSYCHO

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Where 2023’s <i>Love Sick</i> provided a means for Don Toliver to live out his funk-soul fantasies, the subsequent <i>HARDSTONE PSYCHO</i> finds him on an arena-rock-star wave. To be sure, this doesn’t at all mean the Houston rapper/singer is awash in gaudy guitar noodling or engaged in performative posturing here. Instead, he treats his chosen premise like a new state of mind, transmuting the weight and complexity of his catalogue into this larger-than-life version of his artistry. So when some distinct riffs launch “BANDIT” and “TORE UP”, he effortlessly slips into the leather-jacketed cool in a manner that historically has eluded most rappers who’ve attempted such a move. Divided into four movements, <i>HARDSTONE PSYCHO</i> may mirror classic-rock indulgence in terms of overall structure, but more specifically it delivers on what fans from his <i>Heaven or Hell</i> or <i>Life of a DON</i> days desire. His voice, pliable and otherworldly, carries the muted fuzz of “KRYPTONITE”, the bleep-laden R&B of “DEEP IN THE WATER” and the trippy trap of “4X4”. On “HARDSTONE NATIONAL ANTHEM”, he follows through on the titular promise with a show-stopper that expertly reconfigures the pop-wise power ballad format. As before, Toliver’s brought a few guests along to amplify and augment himself on record. Naturally, his Cactus Jack benefactor Travis Scott makes a handful of appearances, first as a sleek spitter on “ICE AGE” and later as his crooning co-conspirator on “INSIDE”. <i>Love Sick</i> standout Charlie Wilson returns to briefly feature on the Cash Cobain collab “ATTITUDE”, its low-end rumble and inventive Pharrell callback giving considerable chills, while Future and Metro Boomin reignite their “Too Many Nights” torch for “PURPLE RAIN”.

Артист

Don Toliver

Треки

  1. KRYPTONITE 3:02
  2. TORE UP 2:06
  3. BROTHER STONE (FEAT. KODAK BLACK) 3:22
  4. ATTITUDE (FEAT. CHARLIE WILSON & CASH COBAIN) 2:41
  5. BANDIT 2:27
  6. GLOCK 3:48
  7. ICE AGE (FEAT. TRAVIS SCOTT) 3:38
  8. 4X4 3:22
  9. PURPLE RAIN (FEAT. FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN) 3:27
  10. NEW DROP 3:37
  11. BACKSTREETS (FEAT. TEEZO TOUCHDOWN) 3:17
  12. DEEP IN THE WATER 2:50
  13. INSIDE (FEAT. TRAVIS SCOTT) 4:10
  14. 5 TO 10 3:13
  15. LAST LAUGH 4:01
  16. HARDSTONE NATIONAL ANTHEM 2:41
  17. ROCKSTAR GIRL 2:57
  18. LOVE IS A DRUG 3:08
  19. DONNY DARKO (FEAT. LIL UZI VERT) 1:56
  20. GEEKED UP (FEAT. YEAT) 2:37
  21. ATTITUDE (FEAT. CHARLIE WILSON & CASH COBAIN) 3:13
  22. BANDIT 3:48
  23. DEEP IN THE WATER 2:57