Shane Caldwell gives a brilliant lecture against the dangers of free basing cocaine, which leads into the best track on the mixtape, “Trap Back.” Not only is this the best track on the mixtape, but I would go so far as to say that it is the best hip-hop song to come out this year, mainstream or underground. The fun begins right with the first skit on FreeBase. Some albums strive to be nothing more than fun, and FreeBase is an absolute blast to listen to. But should everything you listen to be rated and ranked relative to a classic album? The answer is no. And, sure, a 5 is definitely a rating that an album has to earn, and nothing feels better than discovering a classic whether it be a personal 5, or an album that legitimately changed the entire landscape of music. See, the biggest mistake any “music fan” makes is going into every album they listen to looking for qualities that allow them to 5 it on sputnik and join the circle-jerk of gushing over how much of a classic it is. “A 4.5 for a 2 Chainz mixtape? Really?” And the answer is… Yes.
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