Hey guys and welcome back to another part in what I like to call “the top 10 that
I make 0 money from”.
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I’m excited for this, I always love making these lists, hence why this is the 3rd one,
and as you know this is all my opinion, in no way am I saying these are objectively bad
rappers or objectively great songs.
It’s just based on how I feel about them.
So with that being said, this is CDTVProductions, since I’ve mentioned the accounts that harass
me on twitter in the last two videos I need to shout out the OG “I used to terrorise
CDTV with Lil Xan”.
He started a trend that really is slowly killing me now, so thanks.
Anyway let’s take a look at 10 more great rap songs by bad rappers.
10 - Quavo “**** 12” (feat.
Offset)
Don’t get me wrong, I’m fine with Quavo as part of the Migos most of the time, but
as a solo artist I don’t think he’s that good.
I’ve made it no secret that I didn’t love his recent solo album at all, but that doesn’t
mean there isn’t a few quality songs on there, and this one is up there as one of
my favourites from the project.
Now the song does take a little while to really pick up, the first verse doesn’t provide
a whole lot towards the content of the song, but as we move into and past the first hook,
the song dives deeper into the theme of racial profiling by the police, and Quavo actually
has some strong bars about this towards the end.
Offset delivers a great guest verse, as he’s known to do, and that’s all topped off with
a very simple but effective hook, making for one of my top Quavo solo tracks.
9 - Lil Xan “I Might” (feat.
YBN Nahmir, YBN Almighty Jay & $teven Cannon)
Is this one kind of a cop out?
I mean, it is labelled as a Lil Xan song on streaming services.
If you’re not sure what I’m referring to, Lil Xan only has 8 bars on the song as
he’s just on the hook here, but hey, let’s not knock him for it.
It’s rare that he sounds tolerable for 8 bars.
Also, I’m not a fan of $teven Cannon from what I’ve heard of him on Xan songs, but
here he kills it.
And from what I’ve heard, I like everyone in the YBN crew, so Nahmir and Almighty Jay
were great additions to the track.
If Lil Xan just handles the hooks on his next album and let’s featured artists handle
every verse, he might actually produce something great.
Also if you do feel like this one is still a cop out, I also legitimately enjoy Watch
Me Fall which is a Xan solo track that dropped this year, so there’s a lil bonus recommendation
for you.
8 - Blueface “Bleed It”
Blueface is a rapper that my opinion has shifted on quite a bit recently.
I feel kinda like I rated him a little too highly in my worst Rappers in the Game series,
and I’ll be amending that rating at the start of the next episode because yeah, his
music didn’t really have any longevity whatsoever.
However, Bleed It?
Bleed It is still good.
It’s one of the most on beat Blueface songs, not like there’s a lot of competition there,
but he honestly sounds pretty good when he’s rapping to the beat.
He also has a more serious tone to his voice on here, in other words, he doesn’t sound
like Courage the Cowardly Dog decided to start rapping, and I think he pulls it off.
Just that bit of aggression and raspiness in his voice is great.
I can only hope he continues to make more west coast bangers like this in the future.
7 - Lil Mosey “Kamikaze”
This was the first Mosey song I ever heard, and I really had good expectations for his
music after hearing it.
Unfortunately, I checked out his album and it didn’t really deliver at all, I feel
like it’s insanely one-note, Kamikaze definitely stood out from the rest though.
It’s a pretty uplifting song sonically and it just makes me feel happy when I hear it.
Yeah he is threatening to shoot people on the hook and talks about stealing your girlfriend,
but the lyrics aren’t really something I focus on here.
This one is all about the happy vibe it gives off to me, and the soulful sample is something
that makes it stand out from the repetitive sound of his Northsbest project.
Also, my mind is still blown at the fact that Mosey says “come with caution” and not
“Kamikaze” during the hook.
And if you didn’t know that already, it’s something you’re now gonna focus on every
single time you hear it, so you’re welcome.
6 - French Montana “No Stylist” (feat.
Drake)
French Montana, the man who has the power to ruin a whole song with just one single
verse.. is actually the man who I feel makes this song enjoyable for the most part.
Like this isn’t a case of the song being carried or saved by the feature, I genuinely
like French himself on this one more than anything.
Drake’s verse is pretty cool, the flows hit in a kind of unexpected way, and I always
like some shots being thrown in a verse, but it’s French’s chorus that really makes
this one for me.
With the way he shifts the pitch of his voice all the way up at the end of his lines, it’s
hard to not have it stick in your head.
I never expected this, a French Montana song that I like for French Montana, that’s not
something I’ve experienced often.
5 - Gunna “Pedestrian”
I feel like I should feature Gunna on every single top 10 I make from now on, because
he already features on everything in 2019.
Shoutout to The Real GIF God on my Amino for giving me that one.
So if you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know I don’t like Gunna (except for GunnaGolf
cause that’s my creation).
But Pedestrian is one of the very very few exceptions to that rule, and I don’t even
really know why.
I’m sure a large part of it is to do with Metro Boomin and Wheezy who produced the track,
the drums have a great bounce to them that gives the track the energy that Gunna often
is lacking in.
To be fair though, he has a subtle melodic sound to his voice on this track, and I always
appreciate when he’s not completely monotone.
I don’t enjoy a whole lot of Gunna songs, but this is easily one of my favourites from
him.
4 - Kodak Black “Too Many Years” (feat.
PnB Rock)
I remember considering putting this on part 1 of this list, and now on part 3 it’s finally
made it.
Originally when I heard it, I only really enjoyed the song for PnB Rock’s powerful
chorus, but over time I’ve grown to like Kodak’s parts a bit more, mainly the first
verse.
Sometimes he manages to deliver his vocals in just the right way that they convey a little
bit of pain, which is of course suitable for this song, as Kodak and PnB address losing
some valuable time in their life to prison and friends that they’ve lost over the years.
I always enjoy hearing songs in a more serious tone from people who are more well known for
just having fun on their songs or making mainstream hits, so that’s definitely one of the reasons
why I like this one so much.
I don’t think I’d enjoy it nearly as much if it was a solo Kodak track, but it’s still
one of his better performances on here.
3 - Bhad Bhabie “Babyface Savage” (feat.
Tory Lanez)
Hmmm 10 Fastest Bhad Bhabie verses coming soon?Guys, if you listen really closely, you
can hear my credibility just flying out the window.
For real though, I don’t think Bhad Bhabie is a good rapper by any means, hence why she’s
on this list, but I do think she’s overhated in the way that people will dislike her songs
just because she made them.
To a lot of people, it doesn’t actually matter what they sound like.
But I can’t deny that this song is pretty solid.
Sure, it’s pretty much confirmed she didn’t write it herself, but the person that did
wrote it perfectly to fit her.
She actually sounds really good with this uptempo flow and confident style.
Tory Lanez comes through with some impressive multis on his verse too, and overall they
both kill it.
I’d honestly like to see Bhad Bhabie (and her writers) continue in this type of direction.
2 - Playboi Carti “Location”
This has been one of my favourite Carti songs since I first heard him, and it’s one I
love even more after listening to it in Amsterdam.
I don’t know what it was about that country, but something there really enhanced the way
this track sounded and felt even further.
And I feel like one of the reasons this track works so well is that this type of beat is
perfect for Carti, because he doesn’t have to do much in the way of consistent rapping
for it to work.
On a lot of tracks on his self titled mixtape, Carti pretty much has more ad libs than actual
lines, and most of the time I don’t like it.
But here, it’s kinda perfect.
The cinematic beat gets you completely absorbed in it, and Carti ad libbing actually enhances
the soundscape of the track.
It’s like getting lost in a different world.
Location is easily one of the most mesmerizing Carti tracks for me.
1 - Kid Buu “Death 2 SoundCloud”
I dislike Kid Buu so much as a rapper that I almost feel a genuine sense of shame putting
one of his songs on here... but this one kinda bumps.
I know the song is basically a rip off of Audi by Smokepurpp with some XXXTENTACION
style deliveries thrown in, and I heavily disliked it for being incredibly unoriginal
when I first heard it, but the more I listen to it, the more I’ve started to accept that
I actually enjoy it to a degree.
In fact, and here comes the strong sense of shame again, I’d say I’d rather listen
to this than Audi.
Of course, a lot of this can be credited to the explosive production, the way the beat
drops is pretty damn hard and all Kid Buu had to do was flow decently to make the track
work.
And that he does, regardless of whether the flows are his or not.
I still have 0 respect for Kid Buu as an artist, legitimately none... but this song is kinda
like ******. Make the mistake of letting it into your life, and it grows on you regardless
of if you want it or not.
Death 2 SoundCloud is my musical ******.
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