Bink - 3.5 [EP Review]

Wow, I haven't posted in almost 2 weeks. Well welcome back class. It's me, your teacher, the real Carlton Banks, the original black nerd, Bill Nye's 2nd cousin, etc. Today, I have in my inbox, Bink's latest EP, 3.5. He asked me to listened to the whole thing before I ever judge him again and that's what I'm going to do right now. If you don't know who Bink is, he's a teen rapper from Baltimore rapper (he dons himself the best). This kid has mad lines and an alter ego named "Skate God." I'm not so fond of his music, but at the same time, I'm so drawn to listen. With that said, I have somewhat high expectations. I liked his last mixtape, and I'm really hoping this is wayy better. That album art is interesting. I sorta want to know when that picture of lil Warren was taken. lol.

Invitation (Prod. by Sk808) - That beat alone is a nice way to start something. A lot of crazy flow shit here. Not much to say here.

3.5/5 (See what I did there?)

Obvious Reasons (Prod. by DreStolahh & DameBeats) - Listening to this chorus, I feel this whole song was directed at me lol. I NEVER SAID HE LOOKED GAY THO. The song is okay, until around 3:00. That's when shit really gets hot! I fucks with that!
"Trappin late night in my Jordans"

3.7/5

Baby Stroller (Prod. by JuneDocc) - The mixing on this is just bad. I'm sorry, but that annoys me, which is sad because this is a really great song. "Fuck a blog talkin shit behind a CP (computer). When I get big, they gon stalk me for a mothafuckin retweet." I feel attacked by that line... but I love it.

still gon' talk shit about this nigga tho lol,

but this song is ill. I love this shit right here. He should redo the mixing and shoot a video. That would be the illest.

I really appreciate this song. Bink is right. Make music about you. -looks at all fake rappers-

"These rappers ain't shit. They don't rap about shit, but you listen to them, so you still can't judge."
3/5

Sikken Tyd (Prod. by Dame Beats) - OH SHIT SON. THAT'S A GOOSEBUMP SAMPLE. I thought the song was going to be amazing and hard and what not, but that voice effect killed it some for me. Made it hard to pay attention. I'm Sikken Tyd of the bad quality.

2/5

A$$ (ft. DonToldYa &Noski) [Prod. by YungOneBeats] - I like how the song switches around from person to person. That's clever. The beat is oookayyyy.

2.9/5

Frank Sinatra [Prod. by Delta Records] - That beat is nice and jazzy. I reeeally like this song too. I don't know why, but I'm thinking of Swank Sinatra (aka Dyme-A-Duzin). This is another song I feel iskilled a bit by the mixing. After a while, you can't hear the beat. idk maybe he did that on purpose for some weird artistic shit.

4/5

Food For Thought [Prod. by YungOneBeats] - This is a great song right here. This is my favorite song so far. Bink gets really introspective and it's an interesting view of him. I'm definitely gon sing that hook and download that joint. One thing that makes me laugh, though, is that he says "I ain't got time for hoes." Isn't this the same Bink who always talks about fucking a lot of bitches?

"This ain't the life that I chose, but this is the life that I'm living."

4.6/5

Chocolate (ft. DDm) - That beat is craaazy! Who made it? It's a good start, but I'm not a fan of the chorus. Bink was on his Slim Shady lol. His verses were crazy. Ahhh DDm? I love that dude. His verse was just ridiculous. I had to replay that. Not much to say, but a solid track.

4.9/5

Brickz N Zanz (ft. DonToldYa & Snxxp) [Prod. by Sk808] - Did they drop this before the mixtape? I feel like I've heard this. This sounds like some throwaway Flatbush Zombies shit. The verses weren't weak, but the lines sound typical, like stuff I've heard before. I skipped to the next song midtrack because it was just boring.

"Goddamn Skate God, you're goregeous."

2.7/5

Breathless [Prod. by HunkE] - That beat sounds like some old Kid Cudi shit.. I'm already fucking with this. This sounds like one of those beats that not even the whackest rappers could fuck up. Not saying Skate God is whack, but you know what I mean? Like the "I'm On 2.0" beat... even Gudda Gudda had a good verse. Bink kills it. That is all.

4.4/5

LFDY (ft. Jujuan Allen) [Prod. by Dosha Burna Beats] - Piz is on that beat and it's hot! I fucks with it. Some A$AP Rocky type shit for the chorus that I'm vibing to. Bink killed it. I like his 2nd verse slightly better than the first. LFDY=Live Fast, Die Young. It's a superstar lifestyle. Jujuan goes wild on his shit. I love that nigga. "Know I won't live till my 70's, so my 7's blessed."

"My older siblings got a couple kids. Damn, I remember when were just kids."

4.9/5

Random Acts of Flyness [Prod. by TheOnly4PointOh] - Anybody remember the song he did with Jay Verze called "Random Acts of Flyness." Quick! Somebody call him unoriginal for recycling titles! lol. This joint is fly though. He just spits straight for 3 minutes. quarterbrickofwhite

"The best, there are a lot of you, but the greatest, there's like 5 or 2"
3.2/5

Division & Mosher (ft. Rickie Jacobs & Jae Poet) [Prod. by Dosha Burna Beats] - Each verse sounds like a Charles Hamilton freestyle. This whole joint sounds CH, down to the beat, and I'm a fan of it. Bink did some hot shit. Rickie Jacobs just went in. Just like every other time. "By any means, I'm not converting to skinny jeans. I like big asses. You know, the little things." Jae's verse was nice too. I've definitely heard more amazing stuff from him though. 

"Fuck being a rapper, you should just be a philanthropist."
5/5

Reminiscing - Somebody send that beat to French Montana. loljk. It's chill. I fucks with it. I don't smoke, but I think I'd get high to this. Not going to lie, it sounds like Bink wrote most of this while he was high. This isn't anything special, but it's a cool track.

2.6/5

Les Finale [Prod. by Delta Records] - That beat is hot. -bobs head- -Bink starts rapping.- Oh shit, this is a great song. Bink just goes real on everything here. The flow gets ridiculous. The beat gets crazier. The mixtape needs more tracks like this.

"They see me from afar thinking that I am a star, but I'm a regular motherfucker, just like all of y'all."
4.7/5

Ok, so I got a little bit of what I expected with this EP, but I also got some more. Overall, I really like the project. In my opinion, it's better than the Fuck Rap series. A few songs really stood out to me, like Les Finale, Division & Mosher, and LFDY. Others seemed like just like Bink doing his own thing, but not putting as much into it. Each song is really hit or miss. Part of that seems to be due to the beats, and then some, he just says some ridiculously crazy things. Most of the features are ridiculous (most notable ones in my opinion include, Rickie Jacobs', DDm's, and Jujuan Allen's). I like how Bink stays with some of the same DMV producers (Piz Corleone/Dosha Burna, Sk808, Yungonebeats). It feels like he's really working with Baltimore to attempt at improving the scene's chances at making it. It's all teamwork and he's doing his part. One thing that really annoyed me was that the audio quality was not good. I know that shouldn't matter because it's about the music and yadda yadda yadda, well quality is one of the main things I hear, and I'm not the only one! Some tracks sounded like (in the words of Jay Verze) "potatoes." Some verses sounded like they recorded on laptops, and then others had amazing quality. The voice didn't fit on the beat sometimes, that type of stuff. A good amount of mixing/mastering needs to be worked on. Besides that, the EP was nice. I want to hear Bink do something conceptual. Like a storyline or some type of focus. Bink tends to rap about a lot of the same stuff, but it get's weirdly random. I feel like when he's ready for a real concept album or project, that'll be amazing. Keep that shit up, Bink
74.8% + 2% Extra credit for mad improvement
76.8% - C+

This review was brought to you by Waverly Spades, and I FINALLY FINISHED MY FIRST MIXTAPE REVIEW OF THE NEW YEAR. YEAH NIGGAAAAAAAAAA. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
oh and midterms next week. I'm not fuckin with this studying.

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