There is cognitive dissonance, in this case particularly, in enjoying such flagrant showings of sadistic misogyny.Įven putting aside these tone-deaf bits, Project Baby 2 is the most inconsistent Kodak project since he first broke out with “No Flockin.” Nineteen tracks spread the good bars too thin, and his storytelling and scene-setting have regressed, particularly on “Built My Legacy” and “You Do That Shit.” Punches come less often and carry less weight. And it’s hard to listen to Kodak-who's accused of punching a female bartender and committing acts of sexual violence-rap something like, “Shawty love for me to choke her when I’m in that pussy” or “I can’t be killing bitches, getting blood on my Givenchys,” or “Now she give me head whenever I knock her head off.” These moments are cringe-worthy and disturbing. But how much separation can there be when Kodak enlists fellow alleged abuser XXXtentacion for “Roll in Peace,” and X proceeds to rap, “Last time I wifed a bitch she told the world I beat her, huh/When they locked Lil Kodak up, my nigga I couldn’t believe it, huh.” These two aren’t just unapologetic, they’re apathetic. There are always conversations about separating the art from the artist with releases like this, the idea being that art exists free from the restrictions of its creator. In his world, he’s the victim: No one is worthy of his trust, while he’s merely misunderstood. Which is especially troubling considering not just his many ongoing run-ins with the law but his tiresome, outspoken homophobia and all-around unrelenting insensitiveness.
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“Everybody tellin’ me I need to change/But then y’all gon’ complain when a nigga change/Bossed up you sayin’ lately he ain’t been the same/Fuck it y’all just wanna hate me anyways,” he raps on “Unexplainable.” The mixtape paints a portrait of an obstinate youngster unwilling to really be held accountable for his actions.
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So much of Kodak’s most evocative writing requires a cold self-analysis and wise-for-his-age world-weariness, but here he only turns his piercing gaze toward those he believes have wronged him, and walls himself off to avoid any maturation in the process. But he comes off as disingenuous on a bloated release of limp ballads and his most colorless punch lines. The project is an uneven collection of love songs and self-gratifying ego-boosters that seek to depict a troubled romantic and workhorse snared by street life.
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His latest mixtape, Project Baby 2, is less measured than he’s been in the past and plays against his strengths.