Cool Tape Vol. 3 - Jaden: Review
Jaden is a singer rapper and actor as well as the son of singer, rapper and actor Will Smith. After releasing a line of singles and mixtapes Jaden finally made his commercial debut with 2017's SYRE and then followed it up in 2019 with ERYS . CTV3 is the third in a line of mixtapes that date all the way back to 2012. Review By Lavender: While I didn't love either of Jaden's first two albums and I really didn't love the mixtape he released in between there is usually at least something worth hearing on Jaden's projects. Despite the fact that CTV3 is shorter clocking in at under an hour there is once again a lot of filler tracks and not many songs that I don't have some complaint about. Most of my favorite tracks here work because Jaden delivers good energetic verses and the instrumentals, while derivative of other artists, are pulled off effectively. Rainbow Bap is long at nearly 5 minutes but the beat is slick and the simple drum passage does a lot for...