In 2016, Demario DeWayne White, Jr., a trapper from Memphis, Tennessee, released a collaborative mixtape with Yo Gotti. It's the beginning of success for this 25-year-old boy: he greatly expands his audience and manages to chart every single project from then on, reaching the mainstream, soon signed by Interscope (2017). "Time Served" is his number three studio album, released in association with Roc Nation.
Now, I don't know where to start. I wanted to write something about the justification of mediocrity, but it doesn't seem the case for this album. My initial thought was this: due to the quality of the record, I'd only write author, label, producers, guests, charts and the rating without explanations. But Paul Simpson, in his review for AllMusic, preceded me: more than a review, it looks like the snippet of a HotNewHipHop article, and instead it's the review for this record, there isn't even the rating, so only applause for him.
It should make you understand the lowest level of this effort: 41 grueling minutes, 15 tracks, few things good. The rapper, Moneybagg Yo, struggles to keep going, is incredibly cumbersome in his ridiculous and lazy delivery, the guy doesn't feel like spitting anything out, and his solo songs are a complete waste of time. The trap production is just bad and generic, guests attempt to save their cuts (Lil Baby, Blac Youngsta, and Future succeed; Summer Walker makes a good soul pop chorus, while Megan thee Stallion finds herself on a too heavy trap beat), while among the beatmakers only K Major, with his light trap and slow snare drum in "Real Luv", and the unknown DTB with a decent and dark piano on trap production in "Match My Fly", manage to bring out an accessible and decent sound. The remaining minutes are mediocre pop rap, really badly done, with all similar tracks and ridiculously poor lyricism. Not even autotune can fix this southern / trap / mumble album.
Rating: 3/10.
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