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On the afternoon of June 13, Rod Wave declared that his latest project Beautiful Mind would be his last “sad ass album.” Calling the Florida rapper’s music “sad” is an understatement—his songs plumb the depths of physical, financial, and emotional pain so intensely it can feel like he’s perpetually stuck underneath a rain cloud. Since at least 2017’s “Mike Tyson,” the triumphant boom of his voice has separated him from the legions of other rap crooners leaving their hearts in their Notes apps. Across three studio albums, Rod Wave has perfected his brand of rain cloud rap, in the mold of mentor Kevin Gates if his ears were stuck on the blues hymns of the Mississippi Delta. Much of Beautiful Mind follows this blueprint, but there are more specks of joy and optimism than before, a yearning to move beyond the hurdles and embrace new life experiences. If he’s as ready to “live happy travel [and] get dis money” as he claims, then Beautiful Mind makes a case as his most hopeful album to date.
It doesn’t help that his overreliance on piano and guitar beats—the bread and butter of pain rap but basically a meme for Wave at this point in his career—is a bit more grating than usual. Standouts like the clacking synths of “Yungen” and the deep strings twirling between vocal samples on “Me vs. The World” are few and far between, bookended by ill-advised stabs at Dawn FM-era Weeknd style radio interludes and predictable beats from usual suspects Tahj Money and Will-A-Fool. Wave’s stories are easier to invest in when the instrumentals backing them swell to the same heights; his usual combination of piano, guitar, and 808 has diminishing returns.

Despite all the hardship he’s endured, Rod Wave’s earnest recounting of his fight to the top has made it easy to root for him since the late 2010s. He’s built a fanbase loyal enough to listen to his shows in parking lots and counts Meek Mill and hip-hop’s favorite comedian Druski as friends. Pain has always been a central aspect of Wave’s music, but his blues are beginning to repeat themselves. He can’t rap about the same stormy days waiting for the bus forever. The glimmers of a brighter future that dot Beautiful Mind—or, failing that, newer bits of pain and suffering inspired by the slog of fame—are its best moments, pushing Rod Wave just a little bit closer to peace.

Tracklist:

1. Alone

2. Yungen (feat. Jack Harlow)

3. Never Get Over Me

4. Stone Rolling

5. I Know It

6. Forever

7. No Deal

8. Quiet Storm (feat. December Joy)

9. Sweet Little Lies

10. Rockstar Heart

11. Fading

12. Time Kills (Love Birds)

13. Druski Phone Skit

14. Keep Going

15. Never Find Us

16. Mafia

17. Me Vs. The World

18. Pieces

19. Pt. II (1-888-HOES)

20. Everything

21. Married Next Year

22. Better

23. By Your Side

24. Cold December

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