When it comes to Wiz, nothing is strictly black or white; there is always a little bit of gray. Same goes for this absurdly long album with 25 songs, featuring names like Gucci Mane, Snoop Dogg, Swae Lee and Ty Dolla $ign. The record isn’t a masterpiece, nor is it horrible. It is a monotonous Wiz rapping about weed, women, and fame.

That being said, the album still offers a handful of uplifting songs and moments, provided you have the luxury of sifting through 90 minutes of Khalifa Kush.

Thankfully, the production on the album is high end, and we expected nothing less from an elite team of producers including Mike Will Made It, TM88, Young Chop, Sledren and Cardo, I.D. Labs and legendary Easy Mo Bee.

When it comes to beats, the album offers variety needed for each song to be unique. However, there is little difference in content, apart from “B Ok,” where Wiz addresses the death of his sister and his relations with ex-wife Amber Rose.

Other songs that stand out on Rolling Papers 2 are the ones with featured artists. As if featuring makes Wiz try harder and shift up a notch from his mellow style. “Real Rich,” featuring Gucci, is one of the better songs and is simply too catchy to miss. Wiz has a great flow on the track and tunes in nicely with the beat. Unfortunately, it lasts only two minutes which is short for a groundbreaking hit and offers little lyrical content to be a classic. “Penthouse,” with the rap legend Snoop Dogg, is another example of excellent featuring.

Most songs sound effortless in general, with no real meaning and lots of autotune, as if Wiz did this album just because he could. If you view this album as a lyrical masterpiece, you would be wrong. If you see Rolling Papers 2 as a mainstream trap rap album, you would be wrong. If you are a fan of Wiz bangers, you will find some but not nearly as you would’ve liked. That being said, the album is not good or bad and can pass as mediocre. We know Wiz can do better.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

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The Dazed & Blazed tour will kick off on July 21st with a show in Detroit and is set to wrap up on August 30th in Phoenix’s Ak-Chin Pavilion. Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd will not be alone on this journey, since they will be bringing Lil Skies and OT Genasis with them on most of the tour dates. Tickets for general public are going on sale on Friday, May 18th, via LiveNation.

Rae Sremmurd will tour with fresh new material from their third studio album, titled SR3MM, which became available on May 4th. SR3MM ended up receiving positive reviews from the critics and peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200.

Wiz Khalifa will also bring some new tracks to the Dazed & Blazed tour. He is set to release his seventh studio album, titled Rolling Papers 2, on July 13th.

You can check out the full dates for Dazed & Blazed tour below.

July 21 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 22 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
July 24 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
July 25 – Saratoga Springs NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 26 – Burgettstown, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion
July 28 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
July 29 – Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 31 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 4 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
August 5 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
August 7 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
August 9 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
August 10 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
August 11 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
August 12 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
August 14 – Pelham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
August 15 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place
August 16 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 17 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre
August 21 – Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
August 23 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 24 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre
August 25 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
August 26 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
August 29 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
August 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion

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When it comes to Wiz, nothing is strictly black or white; there is always a little bit of gray. Same goes for this absurdly long album with 25 songs, featuring names like Gucci Mane, Snoop Dogg, Swae Lee and Ty Dolla $ign. The record isn’t a masterpiece, nor is it horrible. It is a monotonous Wiz rapping about weed, women, and fame.

That being said, the album still offers a handful of uplifting songs and moments, provided you have the luxury of sifting through 90 minutes of Khalifa Kush.

Thankfully, the production on the album is high end, and we expected nothing less from an elite team of producers including Mike Will Made It, TM88, Young Chop, Sledren and Cardo, I.D. Labs and legendary Easy Mo Bee.

When it comes to beats, the album offers variety needed for each song to be unique. However, there is little difference in content, apart from “B Ok,” where Wiz addresses the death of his sister and his relations with ex-wife Amber Rose.

Other songs that stand out on Rolling Papers 2 are the ones with featured artists. As if featuring makes Wiz try harder and shift up a notch from his mellow style. “Real Rich,” featuring Gucci, is one of the better songs and is simply too catchy to miss. Wiz has a great flow on the track and tunes in nicely with the beat. Unfortunately, it lasts only two minutes which is short for a groundbreaking hit and offers little lyrical content to be a classic. “Penthouse,” with the rap legend Snoop Dogg, is another example of excellent featuring.

Most songs sound effortless in general, with no real meaning and lots of autotune, as if Wiz did this album just because he could. If you view this album as a lyrical masterpiece, you would be wrong. If you see Rolling Papers 2 as a mainstream trap rap album, you would be wrong. If you are a fan of Wiz bangers, you will find some but not nearly as you would’ve liked. That being said, the album is not good or bad and can pass as mediocre. We know Wiz can do better.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

The post Wiz Khalifa’s “Rolling Papers 2” Isn’t a Masterpiece, But It’s Also Not Horrible appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The Dazed & Blazed tour will kick off on July 21st with a show in Detroit and is set to wrap up on August 30th in Phoenix’s Ak-Chin Pavilion. Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd will not be alone on this journey, since they will be bringing Lil Skies and OT Genasis with them on most of the tour dates. Tickets for general public are going on sale on Friday, May 18th, via LiveNation.

Rae Sremmurd will tour with fresh new material from their third studio album, titled SR3MM, which became available on May 4th. SR3MM ended up receiving positive reviews from the critics and peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200.

Wiz Khalifa will also bring some new tracks to the Dazed & Blazed tour. He is set to release his seventh studio album, titled Rolling Papers 2, on July 13th.

You can check out the full dates for Dazed & Blazed tour below.

July 21 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 22 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
July 24 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
July 25 – Saratoga Springs NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 26 – Burgettstown, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion
July 28 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
July 29 – Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 31 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 4 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
August 5 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
August 7 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
August 9 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
August 10 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
August 11 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
August 12 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
August 14 – Pelham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
August 15 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place
August 16 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 17 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre
August 21 – Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
August 23 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 24 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre
August 25 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
August 26 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
August 29 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
August 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion

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