I was pleasantly surprised by A$AP Mobโs first Cozy Tape; it was an under the radar announcement and I honestly didnโt have that high of expectations, seeing as my love for the Mob (outside of Rocky) has greatly diminished after some lackluster projects ( Iโm looking right at you Ferg). Butย Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 surpassed my expectations and delivered some of the best A$AP songs Iโve heard in a minute. Honestly, I probably liked it as much as I did because it was more of an A$AP Rocky featuring โfill in the blankโ than a full blown Mob affair, but either way it was quite enjoyable and my expectations were much higher forย Cozy Tapes Vol. 2.
โโCause it feels so good when itโs you
And it feels so good when itโs new
โCause it feels so good when itโs new (ayy)
Why you actinโ like you ainโt knew?โ
Sigh, I should have kept my expectations low. Instead of keeping things Rocky-centric like the first go around they brought everybody and their momma on board for this one, and quite frankly the โfriendsโ theyโve featured on this one take away immensely from the experience. Going from a actual verses to two plus minutes of nothing but ad-libs happens far too often here. However you feel about A$APโs east coast trill style they have always been about actually rapping on their songs, and the ridiculous number of โmumbleโ rap features really took what couldโve been interesting songs and turned them into generic auto-tune messes. Songs get vastly better when Rocky hops on a track and it only made me wish this was more of a solo affair then what we got here. If youโre looking for some quick hype tracks to throw on then thereโs probably something here for you but youโll need to go somewhere else if youโre looking for anything more.
Have you heardย Cozy Tapes Vol. 2? Whatโd you think about it? Do you wish it was more Rocky-centric like the first go around? Let me know in the comments below and be sure to leave your own ratings and reactions for the album.
