Lil Durk - 7220
Genre: Hip Hop
Score: 4/10
This is the seventh studio album of Chicago Drill OG Lil Durk.What to Expect: :
Lil Durk has come an incredibly long way from his pioneering Chicago Drill Mixtape days. He was early to the Drill party as anyone else, and has grown and worked harder than some of Hip Hop’s absolute biggest names. Personally, I appreciate his work ethic and his ability to make whatever style of hip hop into a hit, even if I myself am not the biggest fan of all of his projects. Still, I’d love to see what hits come out of this.
Overall: Overall, the entire project is underwhelming. The highs are some of Durk’s best tracks he’s ever made in his entire life. However, there’s a lot of boring beats on this record. A lot of them sound like the same trap beats that we have all bopped our heads to for the last 7 years, with very little variation and often no progression. I am not convinced that many of the featured guests add much more to their songs that Durk himself has not already added. At worst, this album’s vocal experiments blow up right in my eardrums, with Durk coming up with some of the worst hooks I’ve heard him sing to date.
Play by Play:
Started From - I like the beat. Durk’s singing about his life and his comeup. It’s a chill song.
Headtaps - Shoutout to Peppa Pig. The beat sounds like the last song, but Durk’s bars are sympathetic. He goes into his feelings of losing a very close loved one, and I feel for him.
AHH HA - Jesus Christ. Durk went on the mic and slayed this monstrous beat like a dragon. If this song was supposed to apply as an emotional catharsis, well done. I hope you got whatever was on your chest out after that gargantuan performance.
Shootout @ My Crib - The beat is nondescript. Durk’s performance is compelling on the track, and his bars are gritty.
Golden Child - I enjoy the beat progression quite a bit on this song. Beyond that, the song just pads out the playlist for me.
No Interviews - The song is okay. Lil Durk’s singing is not very strong but the beat sounds fun. It has a great progression as well.
Petty Too (feat Future) - I like the hook. The beat’s boring to me. Future’s adlibs sound like duck calls in the background, but they make a fun sound. Future’s feature is hilarious. Dude said these hoes are for the Earth, not even the streets anymore. Who hurt him?
Barbarian - Yeah I don’t like this song. The beat is boring, and Durk sounds bored. His verses do not really appeal to me. I have heard better love songs.
What Happened to Virgil (feat Gunna) - Durk’s performance sounds a bit more lively on this one. He does Gunna’s Galloping flow to a degree only second to its namesake later in the track. Gunna gallops on the beat like a member of the Pony Express that very desperately needs to stop and ask for directions. He sounds as lost as ever on the track.
Grow Up/Keep It On Speaker - His verse is heartfelt, but that hook is trash, especially at the end of the first section. Once Keep It On Speaker came on, the beat switches up and turns into this really cool epic beat. But again, the same pattern happens and it is so strange. Durk eats his verses up then completely barfs them out as soon as that god awful hook comes in. This song is strange
Smoking & Thinking - Rappers: Do Not Write Crypto Bars. It will instantly date your music in a very cringy and unappealing way. Aside from that, at least his vocal performance is way better on this track.
Blocklist - Good luck getting off that blocklist dude. This song is definitely not helping your case.
Difference Is (feat Summer Walker) - This one is not for me. Durk’s singing is just not very good. The production is helping, but something about it is not working on this track. Summer’s feature sounds pretty though.
Federal Nightmares - Durk’s verses are great, but once again the hook is completely unlistenable. It’s a shame because it’s one of his more lyrically thoughtful tracks on the song
Love Dior Banks - Cute intro. This beat sounds great. Durk’s verses are heartfelt and personal, dedicating his family and son. This hook is so much better than Federal Nightmares. I like this track.
Pissed Me Off - Durk should make more songs like this. It’s commendable that he tries a lot of vocal and songwriting experiments on his albums, but there’s just something about a cold blooded drill beat that brings the best out of him
Broadway Girls (feat Morgan Wallen) - I love how this is my second favorite song on this entire album. Morgan went so much harder on that hook than the beat ever called for. Durk sounds great on this country rap crossover. He should just drop a whole country rap album for the giggles.
Score: 4/10
Favorite Track in Bold
Just my opinion