As with
Heaven or Hell, virtually all of the creativity on follow-up
Life of a DON is in
Don Toliver's smooth and braiding melodies and the unhurried and uncluttered productions -- sometimes little more than framework -- that push them aloft. At their best, they entrance to such an extent, like watching a slalom skier at half-speed, that the plainly worded sex talk is as inconsequential as any random boast about wealth.
Toliver sounds anesthetized more often here. Admissions like "It's so hard to be human," "Hard to relax at the crib," and "I swear I'm seeing too much" allude to what might cause his aloof disposition. Instead of digging deeper, he instinctively reverts to taking stock of his assets, and doesn't get much more romantic than when he recites "I just wanna love you like a hundred racks" for duet partner
Kali Uchis. ~ Andy Kellman