“You Can’t Say That” Review

Alright, so I wasn’t even trying to listen to Dave Blunts for the longest. I remember him going viral on Twitter a while back and not in a good way. I mean, people are roasting him for being hella overweight. But that On The Radar freestyle he did, “Crying in the Kitchen,” I think, was fire. That was the first time I thought, okay, maybe there’s something here.

He pulls from a lot of different styles, Uzi being one of them, and since Uzi’s one of my favorites, that definitely made me more curious. Still, it took a minute before I gave a full project a chance. I even watched him on No Jumper being interviewed before I ever clicked play.

you can’t say this is the first album I really sat with, and after listening, I even went back to some of his older work. To be real, this isn’t his best project. But it’s still good.

The one thing that stood out, in a good and bad way, is the repetition. Not so much in the sound, though. Sonically, he has enough variety to keep the tracks from blending together too much. But the subject matter? That gets tired quick. Same names, same heartbreak, same pain, track after track. It gets jarring on the first listen. Still, the production was solid. No, it’s REALLY good. Enough to keep me locked in and honestly, I even ran a few tracks back.

There’s some shock value in his writing, but nothing too wild. Just enough to make you tilt your head a little but not enough to feel forced. All in all, I’m not mad at Dave Blunts. I’ll keep watching for the evolution. He’s been writing for Ye, so clearly there’s something there if Ye keeps him around.

This album’s not a masterpiece, but it’s a cohesive, consistent project. Good production, decent flows and hooks, and something you can play all the way through without skipping. And sometimes, that’s more than enough. Oh and the last thing, that I don’t really see a lot of rappers doing today, Dave Blunts is self-deprecating. To the point you almost want to fee sorry, but it makes for good music truly and it can be funny sometimes. I gotta give him some points for that too. Just being himself and not putting up a front. Nah, he’s alright in my book. He’s on the playlist for sure. Overall I give this album a 3.5 stars.