![]() Yes, the discussion of drugs, money and women being too prevalent within hip-hop is tired, but it merits mention here. Yet there is nothing gripping or resonant about the verse (or by-and-large any of Scott’s verses) - Scott merely jumps from idea to idea, whether drugs, women or his rise to fame. It seems he genuinely thinks that this verse, a verse that never really punctuates on any clear idea or motif, is going to be what gets him dropped from his label. Scott raps the line more candidly than anything else on the album. It’s here, between lines about the Illuminati and how he’s not “making friends,” he’s “making hobbies,” that Scott drops the line “this might be the verse that makes ‘em drop me,” alluding to his constant butting of heads with Epic Records, his label. Scott starts “Birds” sounding like a mixture of heartbroken Drake and auto-tuned Future, moaning “2AM howlin’ outside, looking but I cannot find don’t you fall asleep this time, I been on a long way drive” on “The Ends.” The track shortly after transitions to its second, faster-tempo half. But more often than not, Scott’s lack of personality reinforces the idea that were it not for his connections, he wouldn’t be a star. There are occasional bright spots, whether through a display of real emotion or in the cavernous hooks. Whatever the case, Scott has become more reliant upon himself on “Birds,” and it shows. Or maybe they’re just sick of having to take the reins of Scott’s songs while Scott gets most the credit. Perhaps they’re getting sick of Scott’s lack of personality, his reliance upon talking about standard rap tropes and aping more singular rappers’ flows. On “Birds,” the production returns in full, but the guests forgot to show up to the party. Scott found himself able to easily coast through “Rodeo,” relying upon A-list guest features and atmospheric, brooding production (not to mention a whole lot of reverb) to overcome his own lyrical shortcomings. For all his shortcomings, there is one skill Scott has honed and perfected: his ability to find himself riding shotgun on tracks helmed by some of rap’s biggest names, such as Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar or André 3000 (who shows up here on “The Ends”). “Birds” finds Scott, as on last year’s “Rodeo,” using his networking skills to bring together some of the best producers and rappers in the hip-hop world. ![]() 24-year-old rapper Travis Scott’s “Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight” is best summated by its title – it’s an overlong, unfocused smorgasbord of modern rap music. ![]()
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