Still Brazy
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Still Brazy
Still Brazy is the second studio album by American rapper YG. It was made available for streaming on June 14, 2016, by Apple Music. Later, it was released physically for the digital download purchases on June 17, 2016, by 4Hunnid Records, CTE World and Def Jam Recordings. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Compton rapper YG's follow up to 2014's My Krazy Life parts with DJ Mustard's snaps and dips into rich, classic g-funk, while YG grapples with the contradictions of being a celebrity gangster.
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nytimes
YG’s ‘Still Brazy’ Has the First Great Protest Song of the Election Season
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Slant
YG largely trades the personal for the political—and gives up very little of the partying.
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cos
Compton rapper delivers another album of riveting, pertinent paranoia
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rap reviews
YG (Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson) is the latest rapper to go from hood to riches and find that the hood has a nasty habit of following you.
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djbooth
YG's debut album was hailed as a new west coast classic, can the Compton emcee repeat greatness on his second album?
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Tinymixtapes
The cover art for Still Brazy withdraws from access, as it opens itself to the viewer. YG turns to face us, the camera, as he moves past our lens, perhaps crossing a street, casing his surroundings, red-striped Where’s Waldo?
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Hypewriter
LA’s most charismatic young rapper returns over bombastic West Coast beats on his impressive sophomore album.
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Music connection
On his second effort, Still Brazy, YG supplies his fans with a concrete, socio-politically charged album, leaving no stone unturned.
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Vibe
'Still Brazy' Crowns YG As The Sole Gangster Rapper Of This Generation
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Focus hip hop
This beat isn’t bad. The hook kinda sucks, but I enjoyed the first verse. His flow was dope. (
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opinionated opinion
YG’s ‘Still Brazy‘ is slightly different to his debut album. Not only does it not have any production from DJ Mustard, but the detail of themes, songs and improvement of cinematic detail to an only audio product, is what separated YG’s album from a lot of his peers.
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music 4 the mass
An album full of controversy, attitude and agenda, it’s sure to have the people speaking, particularly the last three songs on the album which all address hugely relevant and important issues in America at the moment.
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Da Shelter
When YG released his debut major album two years ago, It was just the type of album he needed to show that he had a standing in the rap game.
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wrmc
When I listen to an album the first time through, sound and overall aesthetic are the initial factors that determine how much I like it. This is especially true in the realm of gangster rap, known for the ad-libs and violent onomatopoeia.
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popmatters
YG stakes his claim as one of California's most immersive scene-setters and gives us a defining anti-Donald Trump anthem for the ages.
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exclaim
YG avoids the sophomore slump with Still Brazy by evoking the crown jewels of West Coast hip-hop royalty.
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Complex
After an early spin of Still Brazy it's clear YG has progressed as a lyricist, and he's going deeper with his personal narrative as a man born and bred in Compton.
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Fact
YG steps up his rap game and steps out of the shadow of DJ Mustard on the ferocious Still Brazy
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treble
The atmosphere that YG builds on Still Brazy is one rife with chilling hazards—predatory criminal narratives on “Don’t Come to LA,” police brutality and corruption on “Police Get Away Wit Murder,” and jealousy and envy from those around him on “Gimmie Got Shot.”
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Crack
On 2014’s My Krazy Life, YG straddled the line between underrated and indistinct, dropping quality bars and unpretentious hooks over DJ Mustard’s dijon-slathered signatures.
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mashable
Listening to Still Brazy is like stepping into a hip-hop time-warp.
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the source
On June 17, YG will unleash his highly-anticipated sophomore album, Still Brazy, featuring cuts like “Why You Always Hatin’?” with Drake and Kamaiyah, and “Twist My Fingaz.”
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floodmagazine
Still Brazy, attempting to reconcile his day-to-day job as a successful hip-hop artist with the reality of a way of life success was supposed to help him escape.
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inverse
WHY YG'S 'STILL BRAZY' IS A STREET RAP LANDMARK
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sputnikmusic
YG’s Still Brazy is a monument to 90’s West Coast rap that remains significant and powerful in the world of today. (
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hiphopdx
Still Brazy is a testament that real-life experience breeds the best music but we can do without the shootouts from this point on.
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allmusic
YG offers a West Coast way to keep their heads ringin', and maybe shake something loose in the process.
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hnhh
YG proves "My Krazy Life" wasn't a fluke on the almost equally-satisfying "Still Brazy."
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rapdose
YG DELIVERS ANOTHER DEBATABLE CLASSIC ALBUM WITH ‘STILL BRAZY’
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themusicalhype
West coast rapper YG returns with highly anticipated sophomore album, Still Brazy. Indeed, he is “still brazy,” and it’s great!
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Odyssey
Still Brazy is hard from start to finish and never really eases up. YG covers all kinds of topics and ensures that there is no doubt that he actually lives the life he talks about.
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Abdow Avenue
On Still Brazy there is a clear drive from YG to become a bigger presence on his own album. The lyrics are also incredibly personal on here.
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empty lighthouse
The album in its entirety is a complete story of West Coast life much like the first album and that's not a bad thing at all. When it comes to old school story-telling from the West Coast, YG has some of the best examples on Still Brazy.
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juice
he involuntarily becomes one of the most important and most authentic political representatives of his generation.
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popmatters
On Still Brazy, unresolved tensions tug at YG.
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revolt
The unscripted life of Keenon Daquan Ray Jackson is still crazy brazy. More specifically, things for the young lad out of the BPT remain "unbomfortable."
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roseandblog
Here on Still Brazy, his follow-up, YG has really stepped up his game, sounding more confident and commanding through his verses than ever before.
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