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So Much Fun is the first full-length album from Atlanta’s beloved Young Thug since he released Beautiful Thugger Girls in 2017. The album finishes at just over an hour in runtime, features other Atlanta rappers such as Future, 21 Savage, and many others, and will appeal to passionate Young Thug fans. Unfortunately for me, this album’s novelty wore off rather quickly and has me wishing that Young Thug had made some small improvements that would’ve been to this project’s betterment.

I’ve come to the realization after posting as many of these reviews posts as I have up to this point that I’m much more forgiving the sooner that I write reviews after I first listen to a project. This recency bias has led me to giving undeservedly high scores to inadequate projects, such as Chance The Rapper’s The Big Day or Ed Sheeran’s No. 6 Collaborations Project. Had I given these projects more time to “sink in”, I would’ve scored them significantly lower. I suppose my initial optimism is both a blessing and a curse. Having recognized my own inherent biases, I decided to give Young Thug’s project a few days before I gave it a score. I’m hoping that my confidence in the score doesn’t change over time, despite how it may be controversial and harsh to some.

One of Young Thug’s most appealing and defining characteristics is his instantly-recognizable voice. An instrument of its own, Thug’s voice and adlibs have become synonymous and in close association with Atlanta rap. That appeal, however, doesn’t help overcome what I found to be stale instrumentals and lackluster bars throughout this project. After the bangers that are “Ecstasy” and “Hot” early on in the track listing, things start to slow down pretty significantly. 19 tracks of incredibly similar tracks become droning at a point, and while this album generally is as much fun as its title suggests, it does nothing to differentiate itself from the other music being put out right now. Taking more creative risks, trimming the filler around the edges and reducing the runtime for this project could’ve made it something special and noteworthy.

This is an average album to me. While some of the highs are very high, the project as a whole didn’t keep me entertained and focused all the way through until its conclusion. I completely understand the appeal of this project to some, it’s just nothing special to me. Except for “Ecstasy” and “Hot”… those tracks really are so much fun.

SCORE: 5/10