Out Of The Cage: “Goblin” Review
"I'm awesome, and I fuck dolphins"
“Rape a pregnant bitch and tell my friends I had a threesome!”
Goblin is the second album from OFWGKTA’s (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All) group leader Tyler The Creator. For those who have not jumped on the Odd Future bandwagon or simply have not been following his music, this album – and many other Odd Future releases – is full of group trademarks such as cynical humor, ridiculous boasts and hard hitting production. Furthermore, the content of this album, like Tyler’s debut, is chalk-full of murderous thoughts and black humor. However, while these stylizations are nothing new to Tyler’s music, the refinement that Goblin presents proves that the output from Tyler is far from boring and demonstrates his ability as not only a creative rapper/producer, but an artist with staying power. With these refinements however, the album is not without missteps, there are moments that make Goblin feel lopsided do to the album feeling like it has lost direction, but there are enough quality tracks to overlook these shortcomings.
If you haven’t listened to Bastard yet, then some might find the start of the album abrupt, but if you have (and I assume most people who cop this album would have), then the opening of the album feels like it’s continued right where Bastard left off: with Tyler speaking to a therapist about his issues. Goblin starts incredibly strong with the self-titled opener showing that Tyler’s production has not only improved, but lyrically he has tightened up his skill-set since his debut.
Posted by LostMoniker on June 4th, 2011 :: Filed under Out Of The Cage: Album Reviews
