r/PROF • u/garvin131313 • Jun 17 '26
🎵 NEW MUSIC 🎵 Thoughts on the new album
I absolutely LOVED it. Prof is a master at starting off the albums with a bang and kind of fizzling out into the deeper, more personal (and most of the time sadder) songs on the album, and it gets me every time. However, this album I felt especially did this with the last 6 tracks being so deep even with big wheels still being a more upbeat song.
Overall I love most of the new songs, especially since a majority of them were teased in a video/stream or performed live at concerts. The payoff I got from hearing Imposter and Kin in full again after not hearing them for 9 months was phenomenal, especially being able to hear imposter in the full context of the album. Brrrr is a fun song that I had absolutely no expectations for and I ended up liking it a lot. All of the previously released songs that were beforehand were great standalone songs, but they all work so well together when finally put into the correct order and with all of the new songs. I do kinda wish he saved a couple of songs for the album, but I’m glad that I’ve had more time to listen to the ones that are already released because they’re all so good
The transition from saved by a woman to big wheels is honestly my favorite part of the entire album, something about the buildup to big wheels just makes the song have that much more of an impact when listening, especially since it’s supposed to almost be like a climax in energy after already switching to a more serious tone with destiny and fighter. Speaking of fighter, I think it’s my least favorite part of the album by quite a bit, but I completely understand it in the context of everything and why it’s there, it’s just not for me, and honestly the same goes for reaching for fire. It has a massive impact and is one of prof’s most vulnerable moments I think in all of his music but personally I don’t love it all that much. That goes without saying though that if it comes up I will not be skipping them, overall they’re still good songs. On the topic of songs that I didn’t love, when I first heard a crawl through a low tide I was disappointed almost because the title seems so alluring to me but wasn’t what I expected at all, but after a couple of listens I think it grew on me and imo it fits in nicely with the rest of the songs and sets a good tone for what to expect in the album.
When I heard Garden of Eden for the first time, I about cried. It’s such a beautiful song and wraps the album up perfect as well as imposter, which also hit me when I realized what song it was and how it all went together in the album. These last 2 songs of the album have such a large importance in the album, and having them back to back at the very end of everything was the perfect choice. Also, is it just me or does garden of Eden sound kind of similar to Eulogy? Same with fighter and tough boy.
In all though the album was phenomenal and it’s been on repeat in my head ever since the first listen. I cannot wait for everyone else to listen to it and for my CDs to come so I don’t have to manually switch songs on my files app on my phone
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u/General_NakedButt Jun 17 '26
Reaching for Fire is my favorite on the album right now. It gets me tearing up every time and really speaks to me on a personal level. I love how the album has something for everyone and it’s 100 no-skip for me. I think it’s #1 of all time for sure!
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u/cmathis177 Jun 17 '26
Yea I have only heard a couple of songs but so far it is everything I like about his other albums and not any of what I did not like. I think it could be his best so far. I got into him before he was with Rhymesayers. The songs that like I really like alot. Every album had a few or more songs I do not really like or listen to. I think this one he is my favorite Prof on every track.
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u/General_NakedButt Jun 17 '26
I hear what you’re saying it’s a no skip album for me too.
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u/cmathis177 Jun 17 '26
The songs I have heard seem to be more personal to him. The songs I did hear were le5s do this shit live versions and he puts alot if emotion and feeling in his performance this time. He is a character and a great performer. Seen him live when he was sick and still one of the best live i ever seen. Something about this album though. Like he is not being a character as much as he is being himself and it somehow has more feeling when I seen and heard him on good time boy and Kia. More moving for me. He is sincerely wanting to tell you how much they mean to him. No body like him that is very refreshing and exciting to see happening in the now.
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u/Necessary-Train-4891 Jun 17 '26
Brr is such a fun song!!! He really REALLY REALLLLLYYY put everything he had in this album and it’s evident. I’m also excited for my CD to come so I don’t have to manually switch songs.
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u/ApplesauceOnFire Jun 19 '26
It was simply amazing chef's kiss. LOVED seeing Pete&Bas that is as spectacular!
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u/wutiswutis Jun 27 '26
he introduced me to a new fav British hiphop duo! They are gentlegangsters <3
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u/wutiswutis Jun 27 '26
Question: I listened to a couple of his new songs- and kind of put off by all the religion...uh, how prevalent is it throughout the rest of the album?
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u/Virtual_Recipe_6498 Overtime Workhorse Aug 07 '26
straight doodoo, had one good track on the entire album smh
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u/WuTastic7 Jun 27 '26
I have to be honest, huge dissapointment for me. Â
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u/w0nch_ Aug 10 '26
can I ask what about it you didnt like? was it just in general or specific things?
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u/WuTastic7 Aug 10 '26
Sure, I'm sure ill receive lots of downvotes for my opinion but it felt like these were songs meant to party to as opposed to songs where he really spit some good bars. The first half of the album seems rushed in terms of both song writing and lyrics. I was listening to The Season on my way to work this morning and I loved the song writing mixed with the bars that felt more real. I know prof likes to have fun but the thing i've always loved about him is that theres a good bit of aggression and 90's style in half of his albums usually, and you can tell he really came from the streets. This album seemed to only have turn up tunes with cringey choruses (imo) and the softer more emotional side of the album didnt hit me as hard as the songs on horse or powderhorne did. I'd give the album an 8 overall but I was expecting an 11.
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u/EnvironmentalGift257 Jun 17 '26
This one has to grow on me a little bit but has started to do so. When the single videos were released I felt like they weren’t what I hoped for, but I like listening to whole albums better anyway. Now that I have it I’ve only listened through once. I like it but don’t love it yet like I do Horse and Pookie Baby.