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Tyga – Careless World

Rating: NNN


Rack City, the first single from Tyga’s sophomore record, unexpectedly ruled much of late 2011. An ode to “throwing hunnids, hunnids,” with a bestial bass line and clappy vigour, Rack City is a worthy addition to the canon of austerely produced rap anthems like MIMS’ This Is Why I’m Hot or Wait, by the Ying Yang Twins.

But Careless World isn’t just Rack City plus 20 filler songs, thanks in large part to a phenomenal production team that included Pharrell Williams, Torontonians Noah “40” Shebib, Boi-1da and Arthur McArthur, and UK garage-indebted pop auteur Jess Jackson, plus decent guest appearances by Nicki Minaj, Busta Rhymes, J. Cole and Robin Thicke.

The result is a slick, accessible rap record that’s about nine songs too long. It bests the cloying debut cock-ups of other commercially tenable rappers like Wiz Khalifa and Yelawolf. And because of Tyga’s strained flow and sporadic impressive detours into double-time, the album packs enough menace to appeal to more discerning rap fans.

Top track: Muthafucka Up, featuring Nicki Minaj

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