With his second studio album, Floridian rapper Kodak Black delivers a tale of hardship and struggle that takes in lost friends and the effects of fame. After spending about a year in a prison, this album presents 16 songs of violence, pain, and behavior socially.
In his track “Malcolm X.X.X.”, Kodak presents himself to the young generation as a way not to live. In the track he says, “Listen, do as I say, don’t do as I do”. He’s basically telling young people or people who listen to his music to do the right thing and live a good life.
The first song of the album, “Testimony”, Kodak gives you his life story and all the hardship he went through. In the end, he overcame those obstacles and claimed his glory to fame. The song is letting his fan know that they can make through anything just like he did: I’m sent, like he sent me here so I can relay these messages, Like He use me as his vessel, like He use me as an instrument.
Kodak delivers an album that is compact with pain, fear, rejoice, and storytelling. He’s able to show how versatile and raw his rap skills are.
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