This is not the only moment like this either, with the shrill crooning on the track “Becky”. Unfortunately, the track in execution is a pretty bland and boring choice to be on the tracklist. This track could have been a solid R&B blend, with a feature from the well known Summer Walker. There are a few moments on the album where some of the tracks fall flat on their face, like the track “Easy”. It’s tracks like this that show the slow progression to much more raw, passionate songs. It’s not often that Amine sings with such passion, and JID flows with such smooth consistency. “Roots” is a much slower track that consists of great features from JID and Charlie Wilson.
Shifting to cuts like “Roots” and “Compensating” is a great transition into the smoother side of this album. He juxtaposes growing up in the park to his success in the music industry. He spits, “came a long way from that Woodlawn Park/Now, young Amine pushin’ push to start”. With flute to string together the production, Amine brings so much charisma to the table. Referencing Portland, his hometown, he talks about growing up in Woodlawn park. This is easily the best track on the entire album. For any generic artist, following up this track would certainly be a challenge.Īmine sees this challenge and raises it one with the amazingly catchy “Woodlawn”. If people were still sleeping on his work, this track is certainly a wake up call. The track features some of Amine’s best bars to date. He proclaims the song is the music “you’d pick your homie up from jail with”, and he isn’t wrong. Starts off with “Burden”, a statement track that is certainly a pleasant surprise. With Limbo, we finally get his most consistent, hard-hitting sound. There’s nothing inherently wrong with either projects, it just felt like Amine had much more to say through his music. He followed up with a much sleeper, trap influenced mixtape titled ONEPOINTFIVE. Good For You was a solid first effort, but it still felt like there was something missing. Many people, myself included, never thought that he would progress past this R&B heavy track. Starting off his career with a rocky spotlight, labeled as a one hit wonder with his breakout single “Caroline”. Sitting with this album for a few weeks now, I can say with confidence that this is easily his best body of work. Going into this album, I had my fair share of worries, as his prior work was mildly inconsistent. After a two year long absence from music, Amine has returned with his highly anticipated sophomore effort Limbo.
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