STAY DANGEROUS

YG’s 2016 sophomore album *Still Brazy* was released in the wake of an attempt on the rapper’s life—and it contained all of the venom and paranoia one might expect. It also boasted the most prominent, brash musical protest of the Trump era, “FDT.” If *Still Brazy* was a man hardened after a life-threatening experience, *Stay Dangerous* finds the rapper’s resolve ossified to the point of god complex. “I\'m the man, bitch I walk \'round like I’m bulletproof,” he spits on the menacing, bass-heavy “Bulletproof.” The tough talk and gang affiliation is front and center throughout, but, tucked deep into the album’s back end on “Deeper Than Rap,” there\'s also a self-awareness YG has reserved for past album’s most honest moments: “I got a daughter now/I’m barely around/That shit fuck with me/She gon\' understand, cause I’m getting money.”

Filled with numbing vulgarity, warmed-over nostalgia, and actual nursery rhymes, YG’s third studio album is a mindless step backward.

YG stays dangerous, while Helena Hauff’s Qualm is her rawest collection to date, and The Nature Of Imitation is a glorious return to chaos for Dorian Concept. These, plus Mac Miller and GAIKA in this week’s notable new releases.

Rapper who gave the world "FDT" hooks back up with longtime collaborator DJ Mustard for new album.

YG made artistic strides throughout 2016 with the scathing protest track "FDT," fully realized second full-length Still Brazy, and intermediary mixtape Red Friday.

There’s a weariness beneath the surface of YG’s 'Stay Dangerous,' which takes a step back from the topical. Read our review.

Having emerged into the general consciousness riding the snapping drums of DJ Mustard on My Krazy Life, blending harrowing street tales with a pop...

YG outshines his lackluster production with absolutely knockout vocals in our review of the powerful record 'Stay Dangerous'

An album reiterating YG’s affiliations with gang culture, but there’s a sense of fun, too

YG's third full-length mainly concerns itself on displaying the rapper’s pop instincts in both sound and technique.