Artist: BigBabyGucci Album:Iridesense Release Date: 7 Jan 22
2021 was an extremely busy year for independent artist BigBabyGucci In February the budding artist released the heavily streamed "Assume The Worst" The six track effort was all hits and no misses . You don't have to take my word for it BBG's socials were on fire at the release that was followed quickly by the blockbuster " 1 Night I took acid" This blog reviewed both albums. In late 2021 BBG gave the fans what to this blog was likely his most cohesive album thus far. "Human" as now been streamed over 4 million times.
The North Carolina native and current Golden State resident plowed through beats with effortless swag as fans praised his in ability to miss by consistently Tweeting and retweeting.
BBG refuses to take his foot off the neck of the game. On January 7 he gave us, his loyal fans "Iridesense". https://music.apple.com/us/album/iridesense/1601485056
At 8 songs and just over 17 min in length BBG has again done what we expected of him. You see BBG songs average about 2 min in length. The songs are like catching lightning in a bottle. IMPOSSIBLE. BBG songs simply MUST BE REPLAYED.
The album has no features and retains the production of up and comer Joe Dirt in house engineer of Better Temperatures, BBGs record label. " Fell Out the Sky" opens the album with a heavy, lazy synth that moves into one of the signature hooks that have made BBG a real contender in modern hip hop.
Robocop, the second track uses subtle punches of bass to guide the listener through another EPIC BBG hook. The signature sauce of Joe Dirt is all over this one. The upbeat " Lake Minnetonka" finds BBG providing punches of auto-tuned sauce over a poppy beat that could very well go on a BTS song. That last statement , to this blog at least, tells the whole story. BBG can't be pigeonholed. The ease with which this man finesses a beat is clear on such tracks as "R U Down 2021" the music to which comes directly from the year 1984. The bouncy 808 mystique of 'Attachment" is immediately apparent as Gooch slides like crisco in a sort of mumbling warble that only BBG can do.
Standout track "Jump" once again sees Joe Dirt laying down sonic pulses of greatness. The reworking of church organs intros the track and BBG does one of the things this blog has come to appreciate in its short existence. Using his voice as a musical BBG divides the chorus into 2 very distinct parts ramping up the beginning and taking on a sort of pleading falsetto to finish.
The final track "Christina Milian" drives bass in to the skull as BBG compares a lady to the eponymous Ms. Milian and goes on to mention the Nick Cannon on his waste. Another thing that has always caught the eye of this blog is the artist's use of use of pop culture references that predate what one, from his age one would assume his sphere of influence. In short BBG might have an old soul.
As usual BigBabyGucci has dleivered an ear worm that only appreciates with each stream. His subject matter is consistent. His beat shopping skills are unmatched. BigBabyGucci is everything alright about hip hop.How long can he remain independent? BBG is the best up and coming artist right now. Clearly influenced by the warbling Easter egg dropping of Travis Scott his songs have the staying power of Ye and the replay-ability of a Drake cut. "Iridesence" get a 3 out of three. He did it again. This man is next up PERIOD.
