Limbo centers his unique experience as a Black man trying to navigate a complex and slightly corrupt world “Becky” throws off this sentiment as he describes a forbidden love with a white woman. Aminé’s sensitivity around the subject is off-putting, though. Wanted Amine - Limbo Webstore Exclusive Slime Green Vinyl 2. “Mama” takes a note from Tupac’s playbook with his take on the quintessential maternal dedication anthem “Becky” brings the qualms of interracial dating to the forefront (“Mama said never bring a white girl home to me”). For Sale Moving Igor by Tyler Picture Disc + Limbo by Amine UO Smokey Green Deal 0. “Easy,” a collaboration with Summer Walker, is a sultry and slightly wistful listen that proves the two artists complement each other perfectly. One of Limbo’s standout moments, “Shimmy,” pays homage to the late, great Ol’ Dirty Bastard by interpolating his infamous track “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” with gritty delivery. “Can’t Decide” and “Compensating” (featuring Young Thug) showcase Aminé’s impressive skill of making his vocals-which sway between syrupy cadences and hard-hitting verses-effortlessly melt into quirky melodies. Good For You was saturated with an array of party-starters its follow-up takes a solemn look at Aminé’s life and shares the findings. “Roots,” which is soulfully accompanied by JID and the one and only Charlie Wilson, leans into Aminé’s more self-deprecating side (“If being ugly was pretty / I’d be the shit”) and fearlessly embraces who he really is. His ability to look so powerfully inward stands in sharp contrast to the man we were introduced to three years ago. His brief “Kobe” interlude is surprising in its potency Aminé’s vulnerability coupled with the realization of his own mortality is piercing, yet soft.
“Woodlawn” indulges in the rapper’s trap temptations while celebrating the Northeast Portland neighborhood he grew up in.
Opening track “Burden,” with its wailing rhythms and pulsating beat, is what Aminé teases at the beginning as “some shit you go and pick your homey up from jail with.” Its big breakout single, “Caroline,” was a mirthful infatuation romp that was simply infectious.Īlthough this light-hearted nature dominated Good For You in its entirety, Limbo takes more of an existential turn as Aminé earnestly wonders what comes after that initial rush of success. The 26-year-old emcee made major waves in the rap game with his 2017 debut album, Good For You, a playful and adventurous project that showcased not only his lyricism but also his undeniable charisma. Pressure In My Palms (feat.Charting Aminé’s sonic progression proves to be quite the fulfilling task on his sophomore effort, Limbo. On “Shimmy,” which puts a reanimating spin on an ODB classic, he’s on the comeback trail, getting his groove back “like Fela, not Stella” and shaming fake flexers. “To my future daughter or son/The streams from this album gon’ pay for your college funds,” he raps on “Fetus.” He’s also eager to reposition himself. Limbo isn’t exactly The Big Day, but he places more importance on being responsible and dependable, pondering what it means to be a better son and a potential father. On the opener, he raps, “Beat so cold it made Aminé want to open up,” and the album is reflective of that accessibility he sounds uninhibited. It would be an overstatement to call the album mature, but it does seem to exist in a transitional state between carefree youth (as embodied by Good For You songs like “Sundays” and “Yellow”) and real adulthood. He mixes subtle bouts of introspection with kooky references to Jim Carrey’s The Mask, Allen Iverson’s infamous “practice” speech, and the guy in the AllState commercials. The verses on Limbo are much more relaxed, the hooks are catchier, and his outsized personality radiates. The shock seems to have loosened something in him. To Aminé, the tragedy represented an unofficial start to his real manhood. (“That was like seeing Superman die,” he said.) On “Kobe,” Aminé’s friend, comedian Jak Knight, speaks of Bryant as a benchmark, his death a symbolic end of innocence. On his new album, Limbo, he’s more pragmatic, suddenly concerned with crafting a sustainable legacy, and this new attitude produces the best music of his career.Īminé’s shift was inspired at least in part, by the death of NBA icon Kobe Bryant. The project he released the year after, ONEPOINTFIVE, squandered some of that good will, catering to trendy trap and straying from the outsider charms that initially made his music so interesting. In 2017, Aminé had a moment: his debut album, Good For You, introduced him as a happy-go-lucky rascal, and the lead single, “Caroline,” went multi-platinum.
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