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Yesterday has to be one of the better album release days for Hip-Hop this year, (in part) thanks to Action Bronson, A$AP Mob, Lil Uzi Vert and more. The surprising standout (at least for us) came from Floridian star XXXTentacion, who rose from incarcerated obscurity to become one of music’s brightest this year. His new album 17 is a far cry from XXX’s breakout single “Look At Me” — it’s an emotional rollercoaster contained of different genres, all kept together by XXX’s ever-changing lyricism and Aaron Lewis-esque harmonics.
One listen of the short project (the 11-track offering clocks in at a lean 22 minutes) has you in absolute awe of this kid’s talent, even in the midst of his alleged past transgressions. His peers agree, which is the point of this post: below lies a lot of the response received from the culture — and outside the culture — in regards to 17, which leads us to believe that XXXTentacion isn’t going anywhere for a while. If you missed it, you can stream the album here.
https://t.co/ovjuQN8weO listen to this album if you feel anything. raw thoughts. https://t.co/ovjuQN8weO
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) August 26, 2017
5th listen.
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) August 26, 2017
yoooo @xxxtentacion your project is classic !
— trues world 8 (@madeintyo) August 26, 2017
XXXtentacion album is sick.
— EMPEROR BISHOP NEHRU (@BishopNehru) August 26, 2017
That @xxxtentacion album is straight
— Jeremy Hill (@JeremyHill33) August 26, 2017
Yo this nigga XXXTENTACION really talented
— lil duval (@lilduval) August 25, 2017
Thanks for your art bro @xxxtentacion
— DRAM (@BIGBABYDRAM) August 25, 2017
Ok XXX….. #17
— Joe Budden (@JoeBudden) August 26, 2017
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