FEAR

I hate to say it, NF, but you might be WASHED UP. As I grow older and listen to these albums and EPs by artists I grew up with, it becomes readily apparent which ones are evolving with the times and which others will serve as checkpoints along a few-year span. With this EP, NF strikes me as the ladder. Some voices are perfectly suited for a certain style of music, and NF excels at this melodramatic rap, which can sometimes slow down for a sad song. Unfortunately, that is not part of the zeitgeist in the 2020s. Much like many artists from the 2010s who have fallen off, it's not that they've forgotten their craft; rather, both the public and individuals move on from certain styles as they grow. So yes, NF can still have a long-lasting career, but his fans will come and go as they grow since NF's music style refuses to evolve.