I think I may be the only person in the world (certainly on the internet) who actually likes Summer on Smash. I mean, Miguel's verse adds absolutely nothing to the song, and that post-chorus bit where the beat breaks down and Swizz says SUMMER ON SMASH yet more times is irritating, but that beat is great.
And vocally Swizz Beatz has been in "so bad he's hilarious" territory for a while now. I mean, how can you hear WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE WELL and not smile out of sheer bemusement?
As for that trio of new albums that I checked out last week, I'm currently going Channel Orange > Skelethon > Life is Good. The latter's pretty consistent for a Nas album, but his on-mic performance has nothing on even Untitled (which, to be fair, I've always thought was unfairly maligned). Bye Baby is the only song where he displays even a modicum of emotion, and he simply doesn't rap well enough to make up for that for the most part.
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