Schoolboy Q excites listeners with new album ‘CrasH Talk’

Michael Todd

Managing Editor

Schoolboy Q’s new album “Crash Talk” is a lyrically pleasing piece of work that offers listeners an inside perspective on how Schoolboy has grown over time.

Quincy Hanley, professionally known as Schoolboy Q, released his anticipated album three years after his last album dropped in 2016. After a short break from music, Schoolboy returns with this album that features many hits along with a couple of duds.

Quincy Hanley is from South Central, Los Angeles and he has stayed close to home all of his life. He is an iconic LA artist that many love for his upbeat songs that normally feature less meaningful lyrics than his newest album does.

“Crash Talk” features many famous artists such as Kid Cudi, Travis Scott and 21 Savage. The songs that feature other artists are slightly more enjoyable than those that don’t, yet Schoolboy has a few solo songs on the album that are great, such as ‘Numb Numb Juice’ and ‘Gang Gang’.

Schoolboy highlights a coming of age throughout the album through his lyrics in songs such as “Crash”, where he preaches to younger rappers who are spending all their money at once. The notorious rapper previously blew a lot of his money on bling and jewelry when he was younger and he seems to preach to his younger self a lot in some songs.

Schoolboy gives his listeners some songs similar to his old music with the tracks “Dangerous” and “Chopstix,” where he raps about his old life in the same flow that he used in the past. These tracks reference his past which was dark and full of drug abuse and other problems yet the music is upbeat and puts the listener into a good mood.

Some of the songs get repetitive due to a similar beat throughout the song and an overused chorus such as “Drunk,” featuring 6lack. The flow throughout the album is switched up from song to song which is enjoyable for new listeners yet his old fans might want to hear him stick to what they know and love, an upbeat lyrical rapper.

I was expecting a little more from Schoolboy Q throughout this album though it did not disappoint. I would’ve liked to see him pick a certain type of rap and stick to it as he had several melancholy songs about the past yet the following song was a trap song that doesn’t correlate to the previous songs.

“Crash Talk” was released on April 26 and can be purchased on iTunes for $9.99. It can also be streamed on Apple Music, Spotify, and other streaming sites.