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Content Carries Lil Durk’s ‘7220’

Content Carries Lil Durk’s ‘7220’

Nate Spurlin

Many people would credit Lil Durk’s new trajectory to the Drake effect: a phenomenon where rappers who appear on tracks with Drake see an instant rise in their popularity. A Drake feature can be a stimulus package of sorts allowing rappers to get a taste of the attention that comes with being a part of one of the biggest tracks of the year statistically. However, the hype that comes a rapper’s way because of this Drake stimulus package isn’t the easiest to maintain as we’ve seen artists like BlocBoy JB fade away after his smash hit ‘Look Alive’ featuring Drake peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018. On the flip side, we’ve seen artists take the influx of eyes that come from making a track with Drake and run with it, solidifying their spot in Hip-Hop. Lil Baby is the most prominent example of this with his track ‘Yes Indeed’ featuring Drake peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 catalyzing his quick rise to the top.

Saba’s ‘Few Good Things’ Is A Clinic In Album Sequencing

Saba’s ‘Few Good Things’ Is A Clinic In Album Sequencing

Nate Spurlin

I’ve known about Saba for a few years now, as one of my friends would always talk about him, but he could never sell me enough to make me sit down and listen to Saba’s music. Perhaps he should’ve played some for me to get the ball rolling but I digress. Maybe, I don’t digress because when my friend sent me a link to the final single in Saba’s rollout, ‘Survivor’s Guilt’ featuring G Herbo, I was intrigued. My intrigue grew when I finally heard the song and after that, I instantly became excited for Few Good Things. The excitement I had coming into Saba’s latest project was rewarded with a masterpiece.