That Was The Album, Really?: Roddy Ricch, Live Life Fast Album Review

Let me start by saying this album, outside of Drake’s Certified Lover Boy and Ye’s Donda, was the project I was most looking forward to. Roddy absolutely delivered on his freshman album Please Excuse Me For Being Anti-Social and I expected nothing less than amazing in his sophomore album. Boy was I wrong.

Here’s my track by track review of Live Life Fast. The songs I enjoyed and added to my personal playlist have a flame emoji next to them (🔥). The ones I didn’t like, don’t.

Enjoy.

1. LLF

Quick intro track. There wasn’t really much to it, just Roddy doing a spoken word/message type excerpt at the beginning with beautiful orchestral music and background vocals. Nothing special, just a thoughtful intro. Not bad.

2. Thailand

When the muffled sounding beat started off, I was very optimistic that this would open the album with the right tempo, energy and heat to start things off . After the 1:50 mark, I realized that this track was not anything special either. Don’t get me wrong the beat produced by Souhside is crazy, but Roddy did not do it justice. I feel like any artist out right now could’ve recited “flew my bitch out to thailaaaannnd, yeah she do the most”. Come on now Roddy. Could we be a little more creative?

3. All Good

This track is a perfect example of Rookie versus Veteran. The Future assisted track is pretty much carried by the dirty sprite demon and he doesn’t disappoint on his verse. Seriously, Future bodies his verse and seems like “All Good” might’ve been his song to begin with. Roddy on the other hand, the verse was very elementary and honestly, mediocre. One line from Roddy’s verse is “Body like a two liter, ass fat as hell, Got a smart bitch from the ‘partments, like she graduated from Yale.” Really Roddy? That’s what you came up with?

4. Rollercoastin:

Another track with a absolutely terrible hook. There is no effort in the hook and the entire track seems like a throwaway. The verse is not anything to speak about either. A generic ramble of bars. There’s a lot of criticism on Twitter about this track and I have to say, it is well deserved.

5. Hibachi

“Got too many jewels on my squad, fuck a Nazi.” That’s another elementary bar from the same rapper that gave us “The Box” two years ago, lazily delivers that line not once but fucking twice. The Wheezy produced track was simple, lacked creativity and was upstaged by 21 Savage’s verse.

6. Paid My Dues 🔥

The Boi-1da beat is fucking insane. Immediately when it started I was hooked. Takeoff started off strong on the track a Roddy actually didn’t too too bad on his portion on the track. The two artist exchange bars on the track and you can tell Roddy is actually trying in his verse and delivers some fire bars and wordplay. It’s a simple track, but one that could get played in your playlist or aux rotation.

7. Crash The Party

Nothing special again. This track actually sounds like it could’ve been on PEMFBAS (Please Excuse Me For Being Anti-Social) another throwaway track maybe?

8. No Way

Now seeing that Jamie Foxx is a feature on the track, I was excited to hear what the he and Roddy would accomplish musically. Maybe Jamie is a big fan of Roddy and thought he and Roddy could make some great music. Nope. Jamie Foxx is literally just speaking on the track, telling Roddy how to “Slow it down” on his next track. What a fucking WASTE. Roddy also took a muffled shot at rapper 6ix9ine. But who hasn’t at this point.

9. Slow It Down🔥

Although it’s a beautiful track, this mf should be listed or titled as a interlude, not a fucking track Roddy. Ty Dolla $ign and Alex Isley literally sing on the track for less than one minute.

10. Man Made

This track is they type of track I expected to be sprinkled throughout the album. Hella dope lines like “poured up off this syrup, I ain’t think bout coughing” and “ In a Maybach, fucking with some Gunplay”. The beat is a smash too. Definitely added to the playlist.

11. Murda One

This track starts off with ENERGY. The thunderous drill type beat is perspectives for a feature like Fivio to stretch his talents, and he did exactly that. Fivio is another artist that bodies Roddy on his own track. It’s getting sad really. Roddy is more like a French Montana throughout this entire album, sure it’s your project Roddy, but your features are carrying the album for you.

12. Everything You Need

Dope beat, genius production but poor execution from Roddy. The potential for this track is phenomenal but again, Roddy drops the ball. It’s sad.

13. Moved To Miami

Another track who’s instrumentation is outstanding and stand out. Produced by TM88, this beat could’ve feature ANYBODY and it would’ve been a smash. It’s that good. Roddy does what he usually does and Lil Baby delivers a decent verse. Nothing special from those two, TM88 just flexed way too hard on this one.

14. Don’t I

Nothing special, honestly. Gunna lays a decent verse but honestly it’s about as good as Roddy’s verse.

15. Bibi’s Interlude

Another beautiful interlude, this time appropriately titled as a interlude.

16. More Than A Trend

Next track please. Seriously, nothing special.

17. Late At Night🔥

Probably my favorite track on the entire album and it’s the fucking single. Well thought out concept and Roddy complements the beat perfectly. This track is what made me excited for this album. But what I didn’t know was that it was the ONLY great track on the entire project.

18. 25 Million

Again, it’s a decent track. A fire beat by Seshnolan Tarentino and Roddy dies what he usually does. Is it a proper closing track to a sophomore album? Nope. But why expect anything else at this point. Good track Roddy, but could’ve done without it. Oh yeah, and the elementary bars are back on this one. “ I call her Nicki because she give me Minaj’s”.

Overall I give this project a 5/10