The Daily Spin, January 16
YoungBoy Never Broke Again | I Rest My Case
Welcome back to the Daily Spin, the series in which I review 365 albums during 2023. Today’s our first venture into New Music Mondays in which the album was actually released this year. Progress!
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Album: I Rest My Case (2023)
Artist: YoungBoy Never Broke Again
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Though I’m not intimately familiar with the works of YoungBoy Never Broke Again, I’ve road-tripped with my brother enough to have a basic knowledge - so, when perusing new music releases for an album to review today, I happened to see I Rest My Case and decided I was sorted for today.
As a trap album, this accomplishes exactly what you’d expect it too, using snappy hooks and quick-witted workplay throughout, adding ad-libs with both appropriate and wildly inappropriate levels of hype. Certain tracks on the album lean into more of a RnB feel, a welcome shift from what is otherwise pretty rote form for YBNBA.
His ability to find room to be a little experimental (for him) despite what many would deem high stakes - his ability to create prolific production throughout the pandemic has elevated his profile to what many would deem its highest point so far - is his greatest strength, highlighting his choices to not take himself too seriously in between songs where he does plenty of that.
Rating: 6.9/10
Best Tracks: Clear; Groovy
Worst Tracks: Swag On Point