#quarterthing

“She a freak, she a dancer

She gon' pop it on camera

Throw it back if you nasty

Bounce it like it's elastic

Go ahead, break it down real low

Stop playing with it

In many ways, Joey Purp’s latest has just a little bit of everything. It’s finely produced with a poppy aesthetic, ranging between quasi-conscious flows and trap. Purp is often intimate and occasionally profound, and sometimes a lot like Coloring Book era Chance, only less preachy and more self-help-focused. Topping it all off are unexpected features from RZA and GZA, a few standout beats (like ‘Elastic’) and a positive, joyful underlying theme. Quarterthing might not be the most significant or virtuoso rap release of 2018, but it’s certainly one of the most fun.