citiesofdope asked: Lil B is running on fumes, no? Dude sounds like he's done. As much as I hate to say it.
Well he was definitely flying off the hinges with Gold House. It’s just such a sloppy and angry project, in a lot of ways it’s everything that B’s detractors have always accused him of being. It doesn’t sound like he got any joy out of making that tape. And that’s a big problem because, on his best work, he’s been able to compensate for his deficiencies as a rapper by his ability to palpably translate joy. Even when he’s in HATE IN MY HART mode it seems like he’s recording to a cathartic end. When he comes out of it he’s gay (happy).
I don’t totally blame him for being grumpy as of late though, considering the millions of dollars that the industry is throwing at less interesting acts who are so clearly his children while basically writing him off as irrelevant. I wouldn’t count him out completely either, ”Banga Luv” and “Neva Switch” are already two of my favorite songs of the year. I think now might be a good time for him to reel in his eccentricities and focus on making more straight forward rap music (without necessarily going full 9th Wonder boring boom bap like he did on a lot of the stuff he put out last year). I’d love to hear him do a Tonite Show with DJ Fresh or something in that lane.
