Album- 6ix O’ Clock
Artiste- Yung 6ix
Guest Appearances- YQ, M.I, Phyno, Da L.E.S, Olamide, Naeto C, Yemi Alade, Ice Prince, Percy
Producers- Otee Beatz, E-Kelly, Phyno, BallerTosh, Yung6ix, BobbyCombz, AndreVibez, Samklef
Record Label- Kash Kamp Trick Billionaire Musiq (KKTBM)
Duration- 55 minutes
A surprising debut from the king of the south.
Yung 6ix’s ‘6ix O’Clock’ is a surprising debut album from the wordplay obsessed ‘king of the south’.
The 15-track album is a pleasant listen,
which might be shocking to many, judging from the fact that Yung 6ix is
a rapper who is more of flash than substance. Since his breakthrough,
Yung 6ix has over-relied on his wordplay technique to the point of
mediocrity. What else will you call a line like this: ‘If you ain’t the customs, then why should you border me’ from ‘Oh my gosh’ off his ‘Green Light Green’ mixtape.
On his debut album he still relies on
his wordplay skills, but his choice of beats, musical growth, and
confidence (some might call it arrogance) saved 6ix O’ Clock from being a stereotypical album from a punchline rapper.
With Roman horns blaring on ‘First class’ featuring Percy,
Yung 6ix waltzes on the beat with enough confidence and arrogance to
shut down a small town. His self-assurance strikes again on ‘International’ where he brags ‘I don blow with my job, they must have heard about my C.V’.
When Yung 6ix is on his ego trip and spits some lines, you can’t but
marvel at his audacity and the way his mind works. An example of this is
when says, ‘My new car is like my G.P- 3 point something’, on ‘Kings’ featuring Phyno. The Warri rapper channels the collaborative spirit of Drake and DJ Khaled on ‘Addicted’ featuring LES.
This track shows that 6ix isn’t just concerned about bars. He also pays
attention to the beats he raps on. This is a positive for the album.
‘Kpansh’, which features a hook that is a rip-off of G.O.O.D Music’s ‘Clique’, sees Yung 6ix and M.I trade witty lines. 6ix fumbles when he says ‘got me feeling stoned like Stephen in the Bible’. M.I spanks the young gun by saying ‘haters speak, omo na deaf ear/ DJ Khaled never jam- we the best yeah! /New avocado kicks, fresh pair’.
On ‘Before I Go Broke’ featuring Olamide, Yung 6ix reflects on his new rich status. ‘What tomorrow holds, me I don’t know/what’s a million to me now- omo one show/dammit we don blow,’ says the young upstart on the track.
6ix goes beserk with the double entendres on the carnally themed ‘Lights’ featuring Yemi Alade. ‘You
said I’m coming so long, you said that I remind you of Jesus/that’s
when you got me screaming Jesus/like damn it I leave you
senseless/fucking you with your mind, got you coming to your senses,’ he says on the song, with Yemi Alade showing off her vocal gymnastics following his commendable wordplay.
The second half of the disc sees Yung
6ix trying to score some pop hits. ‘Amen’ is a credible Euro-pop song
from a wordplay addicted rapper. His puppy love song ‘Heartbreak Swag’ is commendable but the suspect line ‘cos all you really wanted was the ring, Frodo’ slightly mars the potency of the track. ‘Picking things’ with Naeto C is skip worthy.
Listening to the album, it’s obvious
that Yung 6ix has worked on his craft. He is singing on hooks, chilling a
bit on the punchlines and rapping on beats that are not the usual beats
that punchline rappers like.
It’s good that Yung 6ix has upped his
game because, at the end of the day, his album is a flashy piece of work
with not much underneath. Without these improvements, his album would
have been flat. 6ix O’ Clock is a confident body of work with understandable setbacks.
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