Everything's for Sale

This is Boogie's debut album titled Everything's for Sale. Before this review I had no clue who he was. He's only released three mixtapes prior to this album. Boogie is from Compton and grew up as a church choir member. He also is signed under Eminem's Shady Records; Eminem also features on the track titled Rainy Days.

"Tired/reflections" is the intro to the album and it starts off poetic. The beginning has an intrinsic look into his own music and looks at criticisms put against him. "They like "N***a, we tired of hearin' you pour out your heart about how you in the struggle and how you at war with yourself and how you not confident and you insecure". This line shows that he is well aware of people talking about him. "Tired" is more of a soliloquy while Reflections is more of a song. "Reflections is about his own personal struggles in life. He talks about deep thoughts like suicide and self-medication. This is illustrated in the line, "I'm mixin' liquor in my Starbucks, f**k I'm the one in front the gun and the one behind the trigger I been hidin' from my truths, they will never find a n***a If they ever find a n***a, I identify the killer I'ma be the only witness, it's that p***y in the mirror".

"Silent Ride" continues the energy of the previous track. Boogie highlights that he has a lot going through his thoughts. He also mentions his gang affiliation in the first verse. In the second verse he tells a true story, "Tell the world I'm dead inside, uh (Dead inside). The ride was long, I slept for five. She got my phone, I'm petrified. She read my text, I read her mind. Pressing time and dead my high. Connect to lies, express your mind. I wish you'd talk more, know that that's a lost war." He shows in this song that he's not the most loyal partner but also wishes that his partner would also speak more about what she's thinking about as well.

"Swap Meet" is another slow song coupled with Boogie's singing. This is a more of a romantic song and Boogie expresses his love. He says that he's lucky to have her and her love is expensive. This is expressed in the chorus, "Your love like gold, what you charging? Just keep it low 'cause that's a bargain. Tellin' me so and I went all in. Just keep it low 'cause that's a bargain".

"Lolsmh" is an interlude that cuts up the album. Even though this is stated as an interlude it is the longest track on the whole album. This song talks about other people's relationships as well as his own. He states, "Wish my girl would just dump me. I done showed you all my ugly, but why the fuck you ain’t judge me? No, my skin ain't thick, it's thin, it probably bleed soon as you touch me. I love it if you hate me, I hate that you fucking love me". He then follows this up with, "He on the bridge without a rope. It hit my heart to see the world it ran him low. Plus he got a six month old and he can barely keep her fed. And gotta deal with baby mama hanging shit over his head. Man, I went and tell him "F**k her bro, I know you ain't no sucker". But I see it in his face, man, he hate that he f**king love her". These are both two different viewpoints. Boogie says that he hates that his girl loves him and wishes she'd leave. On the other side, his friend loves his girl but they have a very toxic relationship. This track has two parts in it as well.

The second part focuses more on himself and ends on a serious note by stating, "Please don't compare me to n****s not in my league. If I tricked on any bitch, know it's more I got up my sleeve. Ain't no dreams of being Mike, he can't do shit for me. I'm tryna be like G Weeder n***a, that's my big homie. Free him tho, uh. Trained to be in hell, n****s got derailed. I don't need a scale, everything for sale". He's pretty much saying that Boogie doesn't want any comparisons to him and other people clearly below him. He uses then the word "league" to flip it to a basketball reference stating that Mike (Jordan) never inspired him but rather his neighbourhood idles (G Weeder) are the people that he looked up to.

"Soho" is the first song in this album that has a different tone. It is more up tempo and doesn't have to do with any of his personal trials or tribulations. Overall this track doesn't really offer any substance really and even the feature with JID isn't that captivating.

"Skydive" again reverts back to the sad and slow tempo of the album's vibe. This song is another short cut and Boogie shows deep pain on this one with lines like, "But you don't know shit 'bout this flame. It's lit in the midst of a rain. Of bein' addicted to pain. That's why I ain't ask to be saved, ayy".

"Live 95" is finally what I've been waiting for from this album. Its a song that isn't depressing or too slow. Boogie talks about getting with girls that won't tell his girlfriend what he has done. It is a much happier song. My only wish is that this one was longer.

"Rainy Days" has a feature by Eminem and follows a similar pattern to the previous song. Eminem's feature is the only good part of this song. Even though he has the clever wordplay that Eminem is always known for but even that isn't enough to really "Rock the boat" (as mentioned in his verse) in order to lift the track to where it has a good replay value.

"Skydive II (ft. 6lack)" is a continuation of the first skydive track. Boogie seems to be more interested in singing and talking rather than rapping. 6lack adds a different type of feel and does carry the track. He says, Spent 24 thinkin' 'bout her down 69. I spent three-six-five. With the biggest star in the sky. That me, myself, and I. But how will I know if I fell in love? You're making it cold". He shows that he likes this girl but is unsure if he loves her. It is ever more difficult however because she is making it cold for him.

"Whose Fault" shows the difficulties of split parenting. The song shows that how they both are angry at each other for dating other people and Boogie is angry that she's bringing other men around his son. The two lines that best illustrate this dilemma are, "Wish your daddy was around and taught you how to be a man. 'Cause you a, motherfuckin' coward, n***a, let go of my hand. I swear I hate you, I hate how you think you dumb poppin'" and "Know you got me fucked- nah, who that n***a in your background? I told you, bitch, don't ever have no n***a 'round my baby. I'm forever gon' be with it, bitch, don't ever try and play me. She like, "Boy you fake crazy, I bet you wish you cared then, huh?".

"No Warning" follows the album's topic of dysfunctional relationships. It is a very sad song once more with a church choir feeling. "If I turn my back to your bad decisions. Just don't give me warning, just stab me in it. Askin', can you not? and "You know the scary thing about it is. Is how I. Always make excuses when you wanna put time in. Talkin' bout next week, I feel like I ain't gonna be alive then. She said she ready to see us die then".

"Self Destruction" had a lot of promise and felt weak. But after a couple of listens this song is arguably the best song on the album. He almost mocks certain rappers in the game by saying, "Oh s**t, this that part I say I'm livin' what I rap 'bout. Talkin' bout your debit 'til your street cred get you maxed out. I ain't read yo' caption, I just seen she had her ass out. Bragging 'bout your Xannies 'til I'm smackin' while you passed out". He's pretty much saying how rappers are glorifying taking drugs like Xanex and how they're portraying a lifestyle that isn't real. Boogie doesn't mind though because while these rappers are passed out he's with their girls. He continues throughout the song to tell stories about how he tried to flirt with SZA but that didn't really work out. He hits rappers with one more jab by saying "Your frozen wrist, your goals and missions. 'Cause you ain't got no hoes still, come through, kill your whole will. Now y'all look like roadkill, oh shit, I don't know still".

"Time" is another very short song on this album. He says that he treats this girl as a side girl and only really wants to see her during the night time. In his first verse he feels his relationship with her grow apart by saying that she's no longer laughing at his jokes or even smoke anymore.

Overall, this album has a deep lyrical content and overall isn't a bad album. However, it does drag on a bit and the sad vibe does get a bit depressing. This album could be better, I believe, and even the amount of tracks could have been reduced and the songs made longer. I would rate this album a 6.5 out of 10.

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