Sean Sharp's Diary

Pretty good overall. 1nonly has certainly found a niche in the gritty rap scene that has been unexplored and he's living up to it's potential. The first half of this album is almost all quality. Loved "GRAILED" on it's release as a single and "LATELY" with Pouya is an excellent change of pace. My main critic is that it doesn't vary much. "LATELY" diverts slightly from the rest and "MOVE FAST" has a bit more of a rock feeling to it even though I wouldn't say it nears rock. The haunted aggressive vibe is abundant here and sounds slick. The production is top notch and works perfectly with his voice. A match made in heaven. "PUSH UP" with Project Pat and 870glizzy struggles. I don't really like 870glizzy's voice and Project Pat on this type of beat feels wrong. Like one of those intentionally bad meals you see on social media. I know 1nonly's still very fresh to the scene but I hope he doesn't get pigeon holed into this forever because I think there is a bit more variety he can explore but it's a solid first outing.

The variety on here felt pretty abundant to me. Still honed in on a certain genre but none of the tracks sounded that similar. I ended up liking this a lot more than I was anticipating but I've liked Keem's stuff in the past. I think it is missing a really stand out track but maybe I need to give the ones I do like a bit more time to age on me. Keem's vocal style is almost off-putting given how his delivery is lackadaisical at times but that's part of the charm. Makes sense that he is related to Kendrick because they have similar mannerisms in how they "perform" on a song. Not afraid of doing something a little bit wacky or goofy but is done tastefully where it's not portrayed as cringe. Very let down by "Good Flirts". Was hoping the main Kendrick feature on here would just be him talking about butts. It's a bit funny but not a ton of reliability. Given the vibe of the song, not exactly a party banger. A lot of the other songs on here are freakishly good.