Compton rapper YG flits between a few different forms of expression on sixth studio album I Got Issues, with moments of infectiously funky West Coast gangsta rap sitting beside R&B excursions and attempts at crossover pop. Tracks like opener "Issues" and album high point "Scared Money" (which is bolstered by strong guest features from J. Cole and Moneybagg Yo) are high-powered, cool, and confrontational blasts of controlled intensity, and this tough veneer transforms into something equally bold but less conventional with the unexpectedly trumpet-heavy instrumental and help from Nas on "No Weapon." Elsewhere on the album, YG airs out his relationship woes on moody old-school tracks like "Toxic" and "Baby Momma," then quickly switches gears for bedroom brags, vocoded vocal hooks, and a special guest appearance from H.E.R. on the silken R&B song "Go Dumb." Moments later, hes teaming with Roddy Ricch and Post Malone on "Sober," and theres even more ground covered from there as tracks like "No Love" and "How to Rob a Rapper" lean into classic, bass-focused West Coast G-funk. ~ TiVo Staff

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