I feel like "I am > I was" is sort of an inside story within the album. Look at the first half of the album, the most agressive, hood songs, whether it's the instrumentals or the lyrics, it's harder. The second half is more mature, having romantic moments, a letter to his mom, proves that he has grown not just as an artist but also as a person. First half - I was / Second Half- I am
Should watch the whole video but if you're looking for a specific song: 1:50-A lot 3:54-Break Da Law 5:44-A&T 7:00-Out For The Night 7:57-Gun Smoke 8:53- 1.5 10:12-all my friends 11:36-Cant leave without it 12:49-ASMR 15:46-ball w/o you 16:43-Good Day 17:58-Pad Lock 18:12-Monster 21:43-Letter to momma 21:58- 4L
1:50-A lot(ft GOAT) 3:54-Break Da Law(underrated song metro did his job) 5:44-A&T(21 WTF WAS THIS MAN) 7:00-Out For The Night(eh it was meh, the original shouldve had Travis instead of making a part 2) 7:57-Gun Smoke(THIS is 21.) 8:53- 1.5(BEAT GO BRAZY) 10:12-all my friends(posty was the perfect feature) 11:36-Cant leave without it(best song in the album 21 went off) 12:49-ASMR(the whispering low-key sounded nice, can't say the same with don't come out the house tho) 15:46-ball w/o you(Shawn shut up this song put me in my feels) 16:43-Good Day(havent heard schoolboy like this) 17:58-Pad Lock(like the vibe idk why) 18:12-Monster(love the gambino feature) 21:43-Letter to momma(luv this song, very good storytelling) 21:58-4L(I could argue this one of 21 best songs I didn't rlly like the feature ngl)
if you look at the actual list of what came out this year, this is one of the better albums in terms of its consistency, especially considering this is the caliber of music he is releasing and he's only what three years into this, especially if you consider what his early music was like. I think it's a great album and all the features are well placed too. 8/10.
even though u don't need it and you should watch the whole video here are the timestamps cuz I can't find them even in 2021 1:50-A lot(ft GOAT) 3:54-Break Da Law(underrated song metro did his job) 5:44-A&T(21 WTF WAS THIS MAN) 7:00-Out For The Night(eh it was meh, the original shouldve had Travis instead of making a part 2) 7:57-Gun Smoke(THIS is 21.) 8:53- 1.5(BEAT GO BRAZY) 10:12-all my friends(posty was the perfect feature) 11:36-Cant leave without it(best song in the album 21 went off) 12:49-ASMR(the whispering low-key sounded nice, can't say the same with don't come out the house tho) 15:46-ball w/o you(Shawn shut up this song put me in my feels) 16:43-Good Day(havent heard schoolboy like this) 17:58-Pad Lock(like the vibe idk why) 18:12-Monster(love the gambino feature) 21:43-Letter to momma(luv this song, very good storytelling) 21:58-4L(I could argue this one of 21 best songs I didn't rlly like the feature ngl)
@@trentonmullins4948 what gave you that impression. I definitely don't like him but that's just false, his news so mainstream lol. And it's literally reference and talked about by so many people, not even just artists.
nah its just a generic metro boomin beat each producer has a beat that is generic to their style my generic beats are just airy soundin synth chords that I reversed here is my channel ua-cam.com/channels/EGBpcWGKkVVxDXpcX-iVrA.html
Zavreh Nah. I don’t fuck with his music tbh. I think he is doing what he was born to do, his rap is clearly more of a hobby or a side career, and it shows tbh
So glad to see 21 evolve as an artist. I've always loved songs he was featured on and wanted to like him but could never listen to his full albums. I don't regret giving it a listen, straight🔥🔥🔥 2018 has been a great year overall for a lot of artists actually growing.
im happy it didnt disappoint
You’re the Justin Y of rap
Dat I see you everywhere
You're right, 21 impressed me
i feel like you have a network of people just commenting?
Bloop
Offset: *shouts his name as he comes onto his verse*
Shawn Cee: Quavo??
Offset: Am I a joke to you?
Wil Anderson that meme format is actual garbage please quit
@@Vincentarthur100 no u
Honestly Quavo and Offset are same generic crap
Hahaaaaaa
21 has improved so much you can tell he’s worked hard on it
Fyyahh Yeah like his flows and technical abilities as a whole is so much better than before. You can definitely tell he’s been working on it for sure.
Hell yeah you can tell he put in some mf effort and changed up his flows and delivery sooo much it was surprising but dope asf 🔥
Yeah he still a simp FUCK YOU MEAN!!
let's get that win today COYG
COYG
I feel like "I am > I was" is sort of an inside story within the album. Look at the first half of the album, the most agressive, hood songs, whether it's the instrumentals or the lyrics, it's harder. The second half is more mature, having romantic moments, a letter to his mom, proves that he has grown not just as an artist but also as a person.
First half - I was / Second Half- I am
Fabito huh, that’s smart. Hadn’t thought of that
This man woke af
W O K E
Nailed it
except the last song on the album is gangsta af
A Lot with J cole is 🔥🔥🔥
Biased T-Wolves Fan I agree but just to let you know Andrew wiggins is trash
Agreed, j cole got that gasss
Rowan Lad lmao let’s relaaaaaax
The beat is so good
monster with childish gambino is 🔥🔥🔥 too
U think u slick wit the double cup 😭
Damieon Cage lmao good eyes
you think you slick with the 666 likes
@@jose-sz6pk you think you slick with the 44 likes
Sippin lean
It’s good to see that the 21st prototype of Savage is giving some bangers. After 1-20 I thought the experiment was a lost cause
25th savage bout to go crazy
103 Savage is the 🐐
Ya'll sleep on 808's Savage
@@sent8997 and it's great I was thinking of the same thing
Gonna freeze myself so I can see Savage 3000
Offset comes in... "Quavo?"
Ryan and gunna came in and he was like this lil baby or young thug
Quavo's flow ain't as good as Offset's flow
Pause
X MaKKs resume
Lmao offset cums in quavo
Should watch the whole video but if you're looking for a specific song:
1:50-A lot
3:54-Break Da Law
5:44-A&T
7:00-Out For The Night
7:57-Gun Smoke
8:53- 1.5
10:12-all my friends
11:36-Cant leave without it
12:49-ASMR
15:46-ball w/o you
16:43-Good Day
17:58-Pad Lock
18:12-Monster
21:43-Letter to momma
21:58- 4L
Thanks a lot
I love you a lot
Goat
Pad lock underrated but ok
thanks A LOT man have a GOOD DAY
ill see myself out
The whole album is 🔥🔥 but Monster is the best track
Edit: I changed my mind, out for the night, pt.2 is.
VVS Chopps a lot and that my TOP 2
VVS Chopps fuck no but the album is 🔥
VVS Chopps that1 and 1.5 be the best ya heard me💯
Out for the night the best track
ASMR 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Double Cupped the water lmao
Sip slow...
_Who Else_ by Mick Jenkins.
"Thank God for the Water[s]"
Mhm
What does doubled cup mean
@@BrotherMalMusic fr fr
21-Y'all know what's going on
Shawn-No I don't please stop
*hears metro boomin's tag*
Shawn-Ok never mind
Charlie Blinkhorn i know fam 🔥🔥🔥
The growth of 21 Savage is insane. Mans a real rapper now fr
Nigga BEEN able to spit. Listen to Deserve or Lord Forgive off Slaughter King
@@TheNewGen08 No doubt I'm just saying he is in his bag now. Man solidified himself as a top tier rapper
@@TheNewGen08 he's definitely been good but he's actually doing something other than super hard trap beats
Hes been a real rapper since red opps dropped ppl just finally starting to respect him bc he has had so many popular features
Raw Doug HE BEEN FEAL
21 just keeps improving.
I need an entire 2 disc album of 21 whispering
same
Aidan28 no. I liked asmr but don’t come out the house was trash for me
I am totally here for ASMR The Album 👍
@@vizualwarrior129 do you get beat up at school
yes plz
11:38 can’t leave without it 💀🔥
“a lot” best track on the album
Best 21 song ever
monster
@@BusterTrey4 I agree with this!
Nah. Out For The Night, Monster, & Gun Smoke all better
Mr Pinapples he should of put immortal on the album
Ball W/O You is a fire beat idgaf about his bars the track just too good
21 x Cole 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
1:50-A lot
3:54-Break Da Law
5:44-A&T
7:00-Out For The Night
7:57-Gun Smoke
8:53- 1.5
10:12-all my friends
11:36-Cant leave without it
12:49-ASMR
15:46-ball w/o you
16:43-Good Day
17:58-Pad Lock(
18:12-Monster
21:43-Letter to momma
21:58-4L
🙏🏾😓
Childish gambino needs to come back maaaaaaan
been waiting for his new stuff since last grammys
Facts
romae copeland people are speculating he’s dropping an album on 12/28
As hard as it is at least we got Atlanta
@@dutty721307 can I get a link to where is at?
Y'all sleeping on *4L*
😐😭
Sparta Lee THE HARDEST TRACK NOOOO CAP
@@ricardobaza7885 facts
Why? I heard it casually and didnt think much of it please enlighten my ignorant ass
faxxxxxxx no cap
Listen to out for the night pt.2 it’s like a sleeper too
mans the album title is I Am Greater Than I Was smh
I, at first glance, thought it was just I Am, I Was too
lei with the lightning it wouldn’t let him put the > sign in the title
@@rawwdoug2388 x has ? soooooo why wouldnt they let him have >
22:37
21 really made people look dumb 😂😂
1:50-A lot(ft GOAT)
3:54-Break Da Law(underrated song metro did his job)
5:44-A&T(21 WTF WAS THIS MAN)
7:00-Out For The Night(eh it was meh, the original shouldve had Travis instead of making a part 2)
7:57-Gun Smoke(THIS is 21.)
8:53- 1.5(BEAT GO BRAZY)
10:12-all my friends(posty was the perfect feature)
11:36-Cant leave without it(best song in the album 21 went off)
12:49-ASMR(the whispering low-key sounded nice, can't say the same with don't come out the house tho)
15:46-ball w/o you(Shawn shut up this song put me in my feels)
16:43-Good Day(havent heard schoolboy like this)
17:58-Pad Lock(like the vibe idk why)
18:12-Monster(love the gambino feature)
21:43-Letter to momma(luv this song, very good storytelling)
21:58-4L(I could argue this one of 21 best songs I didn't rlly like the feature ngl)
Damn I agree with 4L apart from the fact that young nudy pops off on that song
bro straight copied the whole damn timestamps list opinions and all, there's just no way
@@Jahammed ayo I did that so I don't have to swipe down to find a comment with the timestamps...smart haha
@@relik9300 lmaooo
“ft (GOAT) 💀”
A song with Travis is still to come
Chris Ramirez he was rappin with travis on metro boomin album...
@@Tebtu he tweeted it out after the album dropped 'immortal' with travis is supposed to be added to the album afterwards
NC-17 off of Astroworld, Outside off of BITTSM.
MegaHOP Yeah and they did a song on ”without warning” too
@Dimi Lago none of yall realize this dude is talking about a travis feature to come on THIS album. Its going to be added in a couple of days
I came back to this a year later just to say “ball w/o you” was definitely one of the best songs on this album
ChallengeAccepted me t
Faxxx
Ta13oo in the right freaked me out for a quick second with the lighting lmao
Alright I thought I was the only one who noticed that new vinyl
*immediately looks to top right of screen and then flinches*
if you look at the actual list of what came out this year, this is one of the better albums in terms of its consistency, especially considering this is the caliber of music he is releasing and he's only what three years into this, especially if you consider what his early music was like. I think it's a great album and all the features are well placed too. 8/10.
10/10
This shit was fire definitely his best project
do you still think after Savage Mode 2?
@@huntersolomon725imo yeah
@@huntersolomon725it’s still his best
even though u don't need it and you should watch the whole video here are the timestamps cuz I can't find them even in 2021
1:50-A lot(ft GOAT)
3:54-Break Da Law(underrated song metro did his job)
5:44-A&T(21 WTF WAS THIS MAN)
7:00-Out For The Night(eh it was meh, the original shouldve had Travis instead of making a part 2)
7:57-Gun Smoke(THIS is 21.)
8:53- 1.5(BEAT GO BRAZY)
10:12-all my friends(posty was the perfect feature)
11:36-Cant leave without it(best song in the album 21 went off)
12:49-ASMR(the whispering low-key sounded nice, can't say the same with don't come out the house tho)
15:46-ball w/o you(Shawn shut up this song put me in my feels)
16:43-Good Day(havent heard schoolboy like this)
17:58-Pad Lock(like the vibe idk why)
18:12-Monster(love the gambino feature)
21:43-Letter to momma(luv this song, very good storytelling)
21:58-4L(I could argue this one of 21 best songs I didn't rlly like the feature ngl)
a&t good
6:48 “Maybe it would have been better to have Cardi B” “ I just think I don’t like it like that” you think you slick 😂
Fred Udengen lol ok reading what he said i get the joke now. Yea shawn u aint slick
Your time stamp game is WACK
6:40
Lmao 😂
I realised why he released it 12/21 because 12 backwards is 21
Turtle Waffle wow. wowowowoowowowowowowowowowow. woke.
You really gonna skip over the Tekashi reference in A Lot like that?😂
Viciously MV nobody gives af bout 6ix9ine 😂
@@trentonmullins4948 what gave you that impression. I definitely don't like him but that's just false, his news so mainstream lol. And it's literally reference and talked about by so many people, not even just artists.
@StoopS if u say so
Yung Savage thats not the point the lesson comes from the lyric
kjbjupiter who cares if he’s “news” people don’t have to give a fuck about him just because he’s on the news
Like if 21 savage better than lil baby
Not even close my dude
Xpaac Maan can I get a little love for Saba’s “BUSY/SIRENS” tho, like fuck all that
There both really good
lil baby trash
@@bruh-wy3px fr 21 4 life
This album made me reconsider my favourite albums of the year
Cianan Kelly your standards are so low
Micah quit hating on 21 for shitting on ya favorite rapper 😂😂😂 clearly u salty for his success
@@GradietPanda12345 i bet you listen to Nas and where Timbs in the summer... Niggah you ain't special
Who Am I not even close black boi
Wouldnt say its that good to be number 1. But its an above OK album of 2018
this album was just so fun and made with love. when he started whispering I couldn't help but smile
Love going into an album not knowing the features lol👌🔥
Jordy Mac I knew J Cole/Schoolboy/Offset would be here, forgot about the others 😭
@@ShawnCee thanks for the video by the way
same
Same
Jordy Mac it pisses me off when artists don’t credit features
i love he collabed with schoolboy q, we havent heard from him since forever!
ASMR > don't come out the house
Oooh I dunno man
Idk about that one, but to each their own
Metro tends to have a specific beat for 21
I would have to agree with you
Cyrus Hiraldo and I love it every single time
I can't believe all my friends wasn't a chart breaking hit
You should do a video showing off your wall of projects from different artists
Manly Momz a,l the shit he reacted to basically showcases it.....
i’ve been waiting for it for so long
Michaell aka the opposite of flight Half of them were released before he could do video on them...
Really want this, maybe a new year vid?
I AM AMERICAN, I WAS BRITISH
TheArchitectBeats you AREN’T funny
@@jackv2175 ok
i’ve been waiting for this since July 2004
i desperately need a gf I’ve been waiting for this since July 9 2003
2pac died waiting
july 19th gang
you desperately need a girlfriend
Nicholas Mackinaw don’t we all
This is definitely 21’s best body for work
Reeeeeal good album for 21 honestly👀he went up a lot in my opinion.
He went up a lot huh. A lot ft j cole
@@Scorpiojoe24 😂😂WOOOOOOOOW. 🤧
21 is the definition of improvement
@@vampcash88 I agree
Skyzilbruh 29 21 didn’t sit back and let the money come in, i really like how he actually strove to be a great artist and it’s showing
That ASMR song sounds like "X" part 2. Listen to the bell melody.
And the song with post sounds a bit like change locations by future and drake
Lmao i thought i was the only one
nah its just a generic metro boomin beat each producer has a beat that is generic to their style my generic beats are just airy soundin synth chords that I reversed here is my channel ua-cam.com/channels/EGBpcWGKkVVxDXpcX-iVrA.html
This album has the best intro of 2018 don’t @ me
hell nah, fetti has the best intro
Championships Intro >>
Nah fam it’s the Skins Intro. Shits 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Flux championships did have a good ass intro
“If you know you know”
Bino better keep that same energy for his album
chema it was still pretty good tho
Aint really true but still good tho
J.Cole been killing features all year can't wait for Off Season to drop because mixtape Cole is dangerous is super motivated.
Uh oh
@@Ehgg- if only he knew
you’re the only body who knew
Didn’t expect to enjoy 21 project so much. 2018 is crazy man
8:11
21: who want cancer im giving out smoke
Shawn: nobody want cancer 21
Lmao thats the point
Ikr! That was dumber than saying quavo when offset came in xD
Shawn: *shakes hands and dances a bunch* "Damn hes speaking some good shit."
After the song
"Idk if Im feeling this"
When Childish came in i died
my man shawn cee understands music so well. appreciate these album reaction/review videos
Mans said quavo
This shit is really good fr and I tend to listen to more of the lyrical folk props to 21
Shawn Cee>ImDontai
Completely. But I'm still finna nutt
Completely different creators. Shawn gives real well spoken opinions while Dontai just fools around the entire time. Different tastes
SENT plus Dontai just released an ep, go check it out
Zavreh Nah. I don’t fuck with his music tbh. I think he is doing what he was born to do, his rap is clearly more of a hobby or a side career, and it shows tbh
why to?
I never really listen to 21 but this album made me a fan of this maan. God damn 🔥🔥
J Cole the king of features 🔥🐐
Dreamville 100 thank you Dreamville 100 for your unbiased opinion
Dreamville 100 Cole is so overrated lmao
Did lil Wayne and drake die?
@@cawomega5364 😂😂 just ignore him. Cole stans dont know what reasoning is
MrGfy45 lol my guy said drake hah
I was looking forward to this all day
Anybody caught a UGK or Trick Daddy vibe with "A Lot"?
Definitely
Naw i caught 3 6 mafia vibes.
I got kanye vibes , vocals pitched up
More 3 6 than UGK tbh
No Shawn u missed the point the title of the album is referencing his personal life not his music
Eddie Amos false; it’s both, it’s 21 as a person altogether, how he grew from his time in the industry
bruh fax i've been enjoying 21 too, i actually think his music has a unique energy and i fw
am i the only one who loves gambino’s flow//scheme ?
21 just had to snatch the spot for my favourite AOTY
Ice Jade Boogie’s project was better IMO
This is cool but far from aoty
People's standard for aoty is so low
Astro and KOD >
Just wait if Uzi drops
Why tf you skip Nudy’s verse on 4L? I swear y’all sleep
and I don't sip liquor I sip lean yessirr!
I'm a zone 6-er, Mr Remixer
Without warning is not on vinyl but I wish it was
Didn’t like 21 before this but this album was pretty great
Facts
He absolutely going off on 4L
Can’t leave without it was the best song 🚫🧢
lowkey
MaddenGods 79 that's obviously but also pad lock and that song r the best
MaddenGods 79 Big Facts🚫🧢
Chris Vargas facts but a lot is pretty good too
2nd best imo
Did you double cup the water
E.K.M. Music fits the mood for 21 music💀💀
21 savage has really improved man. Very impressed with this album
Sicko Mode made you crazy
I’m so happy you reacted to this I was waiting for it
21 savage really polished up for this project. There album has a cold demeanor...has a relatable concept and is overall a great project
ball w/o you was one of my favorites.. such a real song from someone you don’t expect it from
Out for the night pt. 2?
EXACTLLYYYY
Carson Squires it didn’t drop with the album, it came out like 2 weeks after
JackVeed17 i meant a separate reaction, I know it didn’t drop with the album
@@jackv2175 it came out 4 days after WTF
But its trash
I love the multiple shawns now and his videos always makes my day
Ball w/o You is so nice
Can’t leave without it=yes indeed
what do you think about J.Cole saying “Pray For Tekashi”, a lot of people pissed of about it.
Nik3 it ain’t that deep bro
eymytacos where’s the proof dummy
eymytacos lame ass offended by everything
Don’t know why people are pissed about that, it’s compassion. Praying for your enemies so that they might be revived of their ways
@@devus9793 you Damn well know that a lie. Ain't knowing no one praying for white supremacists.
He dropped the hardest album after Taboo and DiCaprio 2
Saint Laurent shawn
Fuck yeah bro you completely understand why 21 is indeed, a savage. Couldn’t agree more! But, just an aside, the 21 is from his gang not his age
I been sayingng all year he's the most improved artist to come out of XXL.
Ball w/o you is so goated man
Wish the whole album had beats like "a lot"
Edit: pretty sure this what Shawn means when he says he'd sound good on some Madlib production.
what I was waiting for.
So glad to see 21 evolve as an artist. I've always loved songs he was featured on and wanted to like him but could never listen to his full albums. I don't regret giving it a listen, straight🔥🔥🔥 2018 has been a great year overall for a lot of artists actually growing.
Haven’t seen you smile this much reviewing an album in a while!
“It’s like a hood lullaby “ 😭😭
Well it is called ASMR after all 😂
its honestly crazyyy how much i look forward to Shawn's reviews like YASSSS also we see them arms boi ;)
I am>i was=i am greater than i was
its I Am > I Was, important to have the > to emphasize that Who you are is more important than who you were.
How come Sean is pronounced “Shawn”
But Dean is pronounced “Deen”
Should be pronounced 'Dawn'
@@lln7065 but the word dawn is pronounced dawn
cheprii - the word Shawn is pronounced Shawn
@@anthonyfriello5189 but dawn is a real word
@@anthonyfriello5189 Shawn isn't a real name
I was hoping his song, Immortal, would be on it
or all the smoke
just wait for savage mode 2
@Jdub’s Revenge the shit was supposed to drop months ago
that quiver in post Malones voice is just so mesmerizing
A lot, Can’t live without it, Out for the night. Top 3 tracks🔥🔥
The album is meant to be called I Am Greater Than I was(I Am>I Was)