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8.5
75778
8.5 |
Crack
The less-is-more approach of the beats here is a triumph
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8.4
75427
8.4 |
Pitchfork
Feels like a 50-minute performance of what rap, as a form, can do
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8.3
75430
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Thug’s entire approach to his music has never sounded so polished and potent as it sounds on Barter 6
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8.0
75603
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Barter 6 is an obvious, tight application of Thug’s lawless style brought into the space of a linear album
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6.0
75428
6.0 |
Spin
For the first time on a Young Thug release, you get the sense that he’s sitting around waiting to ascend to the next level of his sound, for inspiration to strike
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6.0
75614
6.0 |
NOW
Just as Young Thug's image plays a penchant for thrown-together flamboyance against hyper-macho hip-hop bravado, the Atlanta rapper's latest release plays the heartfelt off the ridiculous
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6.0
75708
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
There are a few memorable hooks (notably the T.I. feature "Can't Tell" and the rooster crows on "Never Had It"), but not nearly enough
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5.8
75429
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
A step in the right direction rather than a destination, proof that Thugger can put together a complete package even if it’s less than adventurous
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3.0
75605
3.0 |
Beardfood
It's not melodious. It's dull and grating, and the production is vapid. Avoid at all costs
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