Everything culminates on the smoked-out club banger "You and Your Friends", bringing together Ty Dolla $ign and Snoop Dogg for one of Khalifa's biggest anthems ever. Together, their voices make for the perfect juxtaposition, yielding explosive chemistry in the process. He also goes right to the streets with the appropriately titled "Raw", while the somber "No Gain" feels as heartfelt as it is hypnotic.Īnother standout is "True Colors", which includes a sizzling cameo from Nicki Minaj. "House In The Hills" gets bombastic as Curren$y makes a spirited cameo just before one of many standouts the twerkalicious "Ass Drop". "KK" drops in a slick and smoky verse from Juicy J as both MCs pay homage to the sticky icky. In between impeccable harmonies from Ty Dolla Sign and surprising strains of a guitar solo in the intro, he declares, "She ain't looking for love"-running through things that might woo her in lieu though.Īt the same time, "Promises" sees him get solo, stretching his vocal delivery over a hazy and airy beat as he sings, "Don't let me down. His flows feel fierce at the right moments on stunning album opener "Hope", but he can still ease back on a beat with the kind of breezy delivery that simply intoxicates during the single "We Dem Boyz" even bordering on a bit of a Caribbean bounce.Īt the same time, it's the tracks like the airy "Hope", which really evince his mic prowess. It incorporates everything fans worldwide love about his sound and so much more.
In that sense, Blacc Hollywood isn't just a statement, but it's also his best, boldest, and brightest album to date. In many ways, Wiz Khalifa has been building Blacc Hollywood since the beginning of his career.