The album opens with “Pre” which I wasn't really feeling. It really caught me off guard too, thing is, Earl was fine, it was SK LaFlare that kind of turned the joint into something I'd expect to hear on the radio. Predictable bars talking about a woman he wants, along with his cool whip. To be honest, I'm not sure if it fit the themes of the album. The very next track, “Burgundy”should've been the intro.Pharrell produced its beat, my favorite on the album. Earl starts the album out on a personal tip, speaking on the illness of his grandmother and the pressure of putting together this album. The beat is energetic and escalates and Earl is personal and spits some fire on the second verse
I want to touch on “Chum” but this review is already getting a little long, I'll just say it's in contention for my song of the year. Amazing beat produced by Earlhimself and the personal rhymes just make it a potential classic. “Sasquatch” is a joint featuring and produced by Tyler the Creator and both joints with Tyler on it pay homage to that 2010 era. Earl is just spitting bars on bars here. Speaking about the antics between him and his homies also talking up himself while talking down to others. From strictly a lyrical standpoint both joints are mind-blowing. If you were a fan of any of the past EarlWolf stuff, you'll enjoy both “Sasquatch” and “Whoa”.
Saying that Earl had a lot of pressure on him making this album is an understatement. Heads are calling him one of the best lyricists of our generation and I think on this album he showed glimpses of that. He showed that he's matured since his days of three years ago. He's proven that he's a great producer that shouldn't be overlooked. Earl gave you a piece of everything on Doris, he gave us 2010 lyrical prowess, he gave us an insight to his personal life, he gave us a love song (if you wanna call “Sunday” that), he gave us a diverse album that somehow managed to stay cohesive too. I would've liked a little more Earl on the joint, but that said: this is what we've been waiting for. Be reasonable with your expectations kids, you're not getting a classic, but for a debut LP we got a hell of an album from Earl Sweatshirt
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This is my review of Earl Sweatshirt’s debut LP “Doris”.
It’s finally here the debut full-length of Odd Future lyricist Earl Sweatshirt is finally here. Earl gives his fans a little bit of everything, personal joints and lyrical destruction joints. Production comes in the form of Tyler the Creator, BadBadNotGood, Pharrell and even Earl himself. Old fans and new ones alike should enjoy this album…..now we patiently wait for an EarlWolf album.
8/10
-@BigSto
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