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Review Summary: A missed opportunity. Riding the success of a strong breakout-single (Crying in Codeine -- which is a throwback to Atlanta's poster-boy in more than just theme) and collaborative-joints with trap-star Lil Yachty, and Canadian export Night Lovell, Still Finessin’ in many ways is Nessly's first attempt at cementing his position as a potential mainstay amidst the countless one-hit wonders that populate the Atlanta scene. At this Still Finessin’ struggles, Nessly’s autotune-inflected, sing-songy cloud-trap all-too-often feeling a pastiche of influences, recalling those that have already gone on to bigger and better things rather than defining a sound that is truly "Nessly's". This wouldn’t be such a problem were it not for the inconsistency of Nessly’s songwriting, that at times shows the prowess of those he so aspires to stand alongside whilst exposing his inexperience at others. The big name features deliver in half-measures, Night Lovell's by-numbers verse ungraciously adorning the largely underwhelming title track, and Lil Yachty phoning in a verse that sits perfectly well alongside the equally half-baked hook of Season. The beats, whilst perfectly sufficient, often lack any kind of punch, sitting in that void of ineffectuality between success and failure, drifting past without mention. Even when everything comes together -- as it does on the TNGHT/TMRW produced The Sky, that contrasts catchiness and poignancy; the hazey, subdued melody of the beat sitting against the catchy, droning sing-rapping of Nessly ( “I just turned 21, yeah/I been 21 my whole life, yeah”) -- things seem squandered. Wedged between tracks that feel more filler than killer, moments like these are neutered by Nessly's inexperience, the whole affair becoming a symbol of missed opportunity. This inexperience, combined with an almost half-arrogant sense of complacency, is Nessly's biggest flaw, with many likely to tune out before he truly hits his stride, instead moving on to one of the countless Future-clones, whose newest mixtape adorns the front page of HNHH. It feels harsh to call this the end of Nessly’s fifteen minutes of fame, but with so much promise gone begging, it seems all-too-likely that Nessly’s fate lies in feature-rapping -- playing second fiddle to those that didn’t make these crucial mistakes; that didn’t let things slip as he has.
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woo, another review i struggled to put together.
feels like it's been forever since the words just flowed off the fingertips...
cc is appreciated as always, hope y'all are having a good day. : ) ) )
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(edit: fixed)
i'm being kinda picky. idk. this is a good, concise review
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i actually hated writing this so much.
didn't even bother proofing. will give her a squizz.
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i hate writing anything in the 2-2.5 range because it isn't awful enough to bash totally but isn't good enough to praise so it's kinda just a series of different ways to say "this is mediocre" which is no fun to write indeed
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most of it should be fixed.
don't know what the go with compound adverbs is so I've left it.
but yeah, fuck 2.5 reviews. too much hassle.
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how fucking fruity is that cover btw?
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Break it up into paragraphs a wee bit. Alright, gonna nit-pick hard.
First sentence could use some condensing. Instead of using the word "scene" twice you could've said "Still Finessin’ in many ways is Nessly's first attempt at solidifying a position in the Atlanta scene, amidst the countless one-hit wonders" for example. Also describing the collabs as "well-received" isn't entirely necessary as their good reception is implied by the success you cited at the start of the sentence.
I'd also just say "collaborations with Lil Yachty, and Night Lovell" instead of what you have there now 'cause as it is it's just more unnecessary info in what is already a very tightly packed sentence.
I'd also prob use a synonym for "recalling" in the second sentence as you've used "recall" in the first, doesn't matter that much though. Or you could just drop the "recalling those that have already gone on to bigger and better things" because it sort of just restates what you wrote immediately before.
Third sentence could be also condensed (especially in the second half) to something like "This wouldn’t be such a problem were it not for Nessly’s inconsistent songwriting, at times showing the prowess of his idols while exposing crippling inexperience and growing pains at others."
"The big name features deliver in half-measures, Night Lovell delivering a Night-Lovell-by-numbers verse" -- more repetitive word usage. Perhaps replace "delivering" with a phrase like "laying down" and get rid of the second "Night Lovell" because we know who you're referring to.
"The beats never miss the mark, but rarely ever hit it" -- I know what you're trying to say but you can come up with a better metaphor than that. You should probably break that second last sentence in two as well, because it's a bit of a run-on as is.
Otherwise, nice job. Gave me a decent idea what to expect should I listen to this (which I won't). Pos.
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Oh shit Johnny already fixed you up on half o' that. Well, never mind then.
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I like tightly packed sentences, fucker! 
but yeah, idk, I had it as paragraphs, then it seemed like too many small ideas, so I lumped it into a blurb and tried to connect things and it became run-on-on-on. I feel the crit.
didn't have much to say really. ended up trying to conjure an argument out of nothing lmao.
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Even as a block of text the review still has a definite intro-body-conclusion structure. First three sentences would make a fine into, for example.
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k, i gave that fucker some liposuction. hopefully it reads a bit better now.
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what's with the snapchat cover that is so bad
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it's a terrible cover ya.
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It's always a good day when Sach publishes a review. Pos
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thanks fam.
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really intrigued me. checked his hit single and its pretty dope. howd he get so famous though like how did that song blow up?
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idk tbh. it just went nuts on soundcloud for whatever reason.
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crazy man. weird how like songs just blow up like that yknow. like who starts that
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i feel like someone kinda famous probably dropped his name and/or compared him to all of the artists he sounds like (future, post malone, travis scott to an extent).
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man oh man imagine doing that like you're so popular you just name drop some random dude you found and he like has a mini explosion of popularity and youre just like yeah man
crazy
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