Listening to the totally empty, meaningless ‘Bless Yo Trap,’ led by the utterly inept, surface level rhymes of Smokepurpp, the future of rap looks mighty suspect.

“Hey, she suckin’ me out of my soul.”  Ugh! This has got to stop.  The future of rap is looking mighty suspect with the new crop of rappers known as SoundCloud rappers. Smokepurpp is part of that sketchy group, where the substance within the rhymes is essentially non-existent.   There’s more ad libs and utterly brainless repetition than legit, memorable bars.  Paired with producer Murda Beatz, Smokepurpp does nothing to prove that he’s a truly skilled rapper “in it for the long haul” on the brief Bless Yo Trap.

“123”

“123” kicks off Bless Yo Trap, led by a wordy, explicit hook.  Essentially, Smokepurpp is concerned with his money (cars and jewelry), smoking, and his penis: “And my girl got a girl but her tongue got my kids.” Beyond the hook, his first verse focuses on hustling and taking drugs and money.  The second verse continues the drugs and money and throws in exotic girls.  Give Murda Beatz credit for the production… we’ll leave it at that.

“Do Not Disturb”

The clichés continue on “Do Not Disturb”. Smokepurpp does get a lift from friends – Lil Yachty and Offset. After blessing the trap, Smokepurpp drops the first verse, bragging about the sex with his “lil bih” as well as his wrist.  He follows up with an utterly dumb hook.  Lil Yachty follows with the second verse, which is equally shallow. He “sips on purple with Purpp,” brags about material things such as rides and watches, and enjoys sex. Offset follows another profoundhook (SAID NO ONE EVER), for the millionth time recycling rhymes about the Patek.  To his credit, he also mentions a Rollie in the same line: “For the Patek, I Rollie the watch.”  Basically, this record feels and sounds played out.

More Insight…

Beyond the two aforementioned pre-albumsingles, there’s no need for in-depth analysis when examining Bless Yo Trap.  Everything is superficial – surface level to the nth degree.  Smokepurpp focuses most of his attention on sex.  That’s not far-fetched, particularly in hip-hop, but he comes off incredibly misogynistic, clearly dismissive of any sense of romance or emotional connection.  There’s no respect for women whatsoever, beyond how they can pleasure him. That’s just sad and totally unacceptable. On “Ways” he brags, “I don’t wanna smooch, I want the dome,” an oral sex reference. Ugh!  Beyond the sex, over the slick, menacing Murda Beatz backdrops, he spits in repetitive fashion about money, material (ice, cars and such), and drugs.

Final Thoughts

All said and done, Smokepurpp doesn’t bring much to the table on Bless Yo Trap.  Even comprised of merely 10 songs at 23 minutes, it’s simply NOT a worthwhile listen. The problem boils down to the fact that the rapper simply has nothing interesting, let alone ‘big picture’ or transcendent to rap about.

Gems: R U f#$%ing kidding me?

Smokepurpp & Murda Beatz • Bless Yo Trap • Alamo / Interscope • Release: 4.13.18

Photo Credits: Alamo / Interscope