Spaceships on the Blade  

🍊 After dropping 2 P’z In A Pod with his compatriot Jay Worthy in March, Larry June is back today with Spaceships on the Blade, the 20-tracks project featuring the likes of 2 Chainz, Curren$y, Babyface Ray and many more.

The San Franciscan has never backed away from his love of oranges and cars (yes), and it's becoming a habit to hear him speak about subjects that are so refreshing to hear, especially when it feels like the media constantly pushes the narrative that music from the West Coast is nowhere near as prominent as it once was. Artists like Jay Worthy, Larry June are a breath of fresh air and although I was a late comer to their music, I always enjoy listening to their music and compare the two individuals.

Larry June shows on this body of work once again why he's becoming one of my favourite artists in the game, the composition of the 20-tracks project is very well thought of, with so much variety in both the production and lyrical aspects of it all. His voice and the way he utilises it depending on who he's featured with or how the production sounds is majestic. He discusses women and relationships, alongside his lifestyle on the Bay- with money, cars, and lost friends-.

It does, however, feel like the project is separated in two different parts- the first half of Spaceships on the Blade has a much slower tempo, with many singing songs, Larry June's versatility to have slower cadences to faster flows in the latter half of the album is something that cannot be hated on.

The project is a gem- as I am writing it- I realise that there isn't a song that feels inferior in terms of quality- but on the other hand, hearing the last four songs of the project from Organic Adjustments to Appreciate It All feels rather strange; their tempos are much faster and somehow feel out of place. Those four last songs are some of the hardest bangers on the project- which is odd, as the body of work combines so many different elements.

There isn't one song that stands out from the project, the whole body of work is very special, the influence of legendary figures that paved the way for the 31-year-old Californian allows Larry June to use chopped and screwed style such as on 5.0 Chronicles featuring Curren$y, combined with some flawless production from The Alchemist on Breakfast in Monaco, and some extraordinary melodies on both Things You Do, For Tonight feat Syd, without forgetting the G-Funk style of rap music, of which 2 Chainz excels on.