He could have accomplished the same thing on this album in 16 to 18 songs. The highlights would hit harder if the fat was trimmed. Long albums have been great for business for Lil Baby (his 26-song My Turn deluxe has been on the charts since it dropped) but it leads to some repetitiveness and fatigue on the back half of It’s Only Me. He says he went through 80 songs before settling on the final 23 tracks, but he could have cut a few more. Even though Lil Baby is the artist of the moment and fans have been waiting for this project for a while, the album could have benefited from some cutting down.Įric: It could use some editing. Jessica: This is an ongoing issue but, had this project just been six to eight songs shorter, I’d have a different perspective on the album as a whole. The DJ Akademiks jabs littered throughout the project are also great. It’s interesting to hear the Atlanta rapper testing himself by spitting over beats that have alternative strings fused with trap snares. “Real Spill” might be one of the album’s most gentle beats. Jordan: Despite the subject matter staying largely the same, It’s Only Me is special in terms of production choices made.
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His life is full of paranoias and contradictions, and they’re spilling out into his songs in a fascinating way. He’s disgusted with himself for buying so many houses when he’s never home, but he’s proud of becoming a role model (and he’s not complaining about the flight attendants he gets to spend time with on his travels). But on It’s Only Me, Lil Baby is rapping about his life right now, in an honest and compelling way. Artists often get bored by the isolation of success, so they keep rehashing the same stories from their come-up (or they get caught up in the same old boring clichés about fame that we’ve heard for decades). I think Lil Baby is at his best on this album when he is reflective and vulnerable in his storytelling.Įric: He’s figured out an interesting way to rap about fame. Sometimes that’s hard when an artist has already reached a certain level. Jessica: I can tell that Lil Baby is growing and approaching each new project with a certain hunger. The smooth acoustic guitar instrumental and sobering lyrics feel like the perfect way to close out an album centered around where Baby is at in his career today. Baby thrives when he dives into his backstory and gives a snapshot of what his life looks like now, and this track does exactly that. Jordan Rose: “Russian Roulette” sounds like the rawest song on the album. (“California Breeze” and “Not Finished” are great, too.) It’s an age-old dilemma, but Baby’s take on it is fresh, and it sets the tone for the rest of the album. Baby throws us straight into a vivid scene from his present reality: driving though his old neighborhood in a Bentley with tinted windows, he’s wrestling with the idea of staying in touch with his past, but he’s wary of getting caught up in it. The opening track, “Real Spill” is that triumphant song with a soulful beat that shows Lil Baby flexing his lyrical skills “Forever” is just a great vibe where Fridayy steals the show And “Never Hating” is another great union between Lil Baby and Young Thug.Įric Skelton: “Real Spill” is a hell of an intro. Jessica McKinney: It was pretty difficult to identify my favorite track.
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