Don Toliver’s Life Of A Don: First REACTION/ REVIEW

Don Toliver’s Life Of A Don: First REACTION/ REVIEW. This is our first reaction and review of the new Don Toliver album Life Of A Don. The tracklist includes What You Need, Flocky Flocky ft.Travis Scott, 2 AM, Drugs N Hella Melodies ft. Kali Uchis, You ft. Travis Scott, Crossfaded and more. What did you think of Don Toliver’s Life Of A Don?
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
1:41 Artist Performance
5:07 Production
10:27 Features
16:27 Instant Replay
19:46 Overall Rating
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[@sippycuppp]

y’all trippin about “You” with travis. that song was so beautiful to listen to

[@saltyjordy]

My expectations for Don were met thru the roof. Travis found a diamond in the rough with Don and I've been a fan ever since Can't Say. I've listened to the album multiple times now. Trust me when I say it gets better each time.

[@blinkey1786]

this is exactly how i feel. AOTY for me.

[@gogoremakes4567]

100% also been a fan since Cant say, but this is definitely my personal favorite album this year, but I think Tylers CMIYGL is the AOTY

[@raeqwon]

If you’re from Houston Texas this album is an instant classic. It’s so Houstoncentric

[@kingmase3273]

Fosho fosho the city finna go crazy when he come back down here

[@Chancethestylist]

This Nigga off the copium it’s good but I’ve literally never heard anyone say houstoncentric

[@EnriqueTriana.]

stop it with these instant classics

[@flawlessjay]

@@Chancethestylist Copium you could say anything "-centric" U jus tryna shit on bra parade 4Weird

[@flawlessjay]

713 Wadddupppppo

[@Whodnl]

It isn’t a Friday without an NFR album review

[@jefjef601]

nfr legend 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Whodnl]

@@jefjef601 no you are

[@justhaku9240]

just wanna say i appreciate that you guys stay up so late to listen to and review new albums, keep it up!✌️ Can't say I comment every video like our boy Daniel but I sure as hell watch every video, even for the artists I'm less interested in it's always nice to hear NFRs thoughts

[@nategalindo3488]

This is the type of content I been looking for this what I needed thank y’all 🙏

[@vibemusicsonly299]

Great Album as expected.

[@abrahama.andraux8467]

I’m gonna tell you guys right now, this album is really good

[@Artyushka]

Actually I only dig the Intro of the Album I listened to it already this week as a snippet but the production and the travis features are really underwhelming in the first listen

[@drybigmacsauce]

Double standards is such a vibe, my favourite on the album

[@estranged_joya]

YO thanks for yall videos u guys are honest and knowledgeable u guys got somethin great going on keep that shit up boys peace

[@Eleven_11]

Been waiting a long time for this album.... excited to give it a listen today 🔥🔥

[@hugopollard9647]

Love the videos guys you always have a really fresh and insightful perspectives in your podcasts, I think however you would do great for having a clips channel where you could have snippets from your podcasts, keep up the content lots of love

[@visionkid2414]

2AM, Swangin’ on Westheimer, and Crossfaded are the ones ❤️‍🔥

[@loupoo___2226]

Literally my top 3 too!!

[@patricioderugama]

great video! love your production and opinion 👏🏼

[@jeffanthony5029]

Great take here boys. Keep up the fire 🔥 content

[@teamlejjieetv1942]

That stutter @ 3:23 was crazy 😂😂

[@slayer4709]

LMAOO

[@ChristopherTom]

Honestly, my favorite parts of the album were Mike Dean's outros on Double Standards and You. Gorgeous stuff.

[@Acerheart]

Love the review, guys!

[@sirdubious30]

Love your reviews and content. In case it helps, your review scale can also be described as a qualitative scale (as opposed to a quantitative, number based rating). Which makes 1000% for music reviews

[@jessea3844]

I think this album is going to grow on all of us a lot. I loved this album a lot already but could see it being a classic and AOTY contender. HoH was a great mixtape and this album is on another level. Much love and respect to you guys, love the channel!

[@tylerczajowski1029]

“You” was my favorite song on the album

[@l.s9090]

Do they mention it here?

[@coastercraziness]

Pretty good album! Great production throughout and Don Toliver is a great singer/rapper so it’s a great combo

[@DjPjX]

Anthony actually got Kali Uchis pronunciation right the first time haha

[@RyanHeinz]

2AM, OUTERSPACE, and Crossfaded 🔥🔥

[@ItzGurp]

Honestly bogus is my favorite song on the album off first listen. I will have to listen to the album multiple times to get a feel for it especially Bc don is one of my favorite artist atm

[@internetrandodotcom]

bogus is a nice banger but tbh it feels odd as an outro. it doesn't really wrap up the album IMO, even if it does kinda slap

[@ItzGurp]

@@internetrandodotcom I agree it definitely needed to be more towards the beginning IMO but still a banger nonetheless

[@opm_beatz]

Amazing video ❤️❤️‍🔥😘

[@shutupjoeshawn]

Really Enjoyed This Album From Donny T ! Luved him leaning into a more R&B lane🌵

[@abombs5]

Great album , great review !

[@colinhanson384]

Don's a top 5 singer in the rap game. If he can diversify his flows and mature lyrically he'll be a star this decade

[@Jackherbert10]

I love this album so much

[@jamesvasquez4839]

heaven and hell felt incomplete on the production and song structure when looking back at it but life of a don sounds a lot better!! 7.5/10 for me and i feel like it’s gonna grow on me even more

[@funkopopz2494]

it’s a 5 for me

[@lz2270]

@@funkopopz2494 shut up

[@copey9x875]

Heaven or hell: 9.5 Life of a don: 8

[@ronald19721]

10

[@theworldsurfer]

saying that crossfaded is just "good" is a fucking understatement, anyways, i love your content, really enjoyed this review!

[@internetrandodotcom]

honestly i think my expectations were too high. i expected something grander in presentation, and while the atmospheric themes are very nice, ultimately it's just a solid collection of bangers and smoother tracks. i wasn't as crazy about the second half of the album, but that's alright bc i'd still give it a great off of a first impression. i feel like the cohesion of the album falls off on the second half, but i still enjoyed it lots

[@captainpancake8177]

You just said my exact thoughts. Idk i expected more lifting moments but this is fine

[@SirCHRIIS]

You guys are tripping about the Baby Keem verse, he went crazy on OUTERSPACE

[@arod6982]

EXACTLY bro they mad trippin

[@Acerheart]

My biggest complaint about the album is that OUTERSPACE isn't longer, it could be a legendary Rodeo-worthy track if it was extended just a minute or two more

[@arloadagio5336]

crazy album

[@alexander.watson]

crossfaded gotta be my favorite atm

[@shmirko1665]

Literally the only lows are the single to me: Everything else is just soooo good and this shit a top 5 album of the year to me!

[@kalebhargous7698]

Donny T can’t miss 😩

[@rohanjohal4349]

Just counted and they say smoke 90 times on that song 😂

[@mauro9741]

Early as always 🙏🏻

[@mekhihoskins2715]

I know I haven’t had enough time to truly have an opinion on life of a Don but at least right now heaven our hell is just so much more concisely put together from start to finish and I understand where Mike Dean was trying to go with those extended Outros but I felt like it was better on heaven or hell for example a song like spaceship to where you can get that really big crescendo and decrescendo at the end in a smaller amount of time I just felt like these tracks were dragged on for a little bit longer than I wanted it to be, But big shout outs though to Kali Uchis and Travis they went crazy on this and congrats Don Toliver to his second studio album making big moves out here

[@aashif2568]

Haven't even listened to the album and im here😂

[@cmooreHD]

Did you listen? And what do you think now?

[@kawhigeorge3794]

If u can, try to review Gold Mouf by lute. I thought it was such a solid listen and prolly in my personal top 5 this yr

[@thebeast-or7ls]

Outerspace, bogus and company are my favorites

[@user-ye9sf4kj4u]

Flocky flocky is a classic

[@intelligencecycle3523]

Don Shows why his potential as singer/rapper is so high he knows his lane of making those trap bangers HOH I may slightly prefer it because here there we're a few features & song choices that didn't fit like Outer space, Smoke, Get throwed, company pt2 but so far I'm liking it. but I'm a give it sometime to grow on me.

[@cameronharrington6813]

I felt like the first 4 or so songs were just ok but then it really found its footing. Outerspace best song on the album by far.

[@thelyonking5812]

You guys so on this! Album was fire for sure. Loved the singing, Don can really give a performance when he wants. I do wish there were a few more fast paced bangers with some hard rapping in the track list but I think this is definitely a good album. I didn't like HVN on Smoke, but I think that the SoFaygo verse was wicked! As a SoFaygo fan it brought a flash of energy that the track needed. Sucks that HVN kinda ruined the song with that hook.

[@TruTheK1d]

🔥

[@fjzhy9458]

3:20 Man hit a quick busts rhymes verse

[@SemiAI-.-]

I think with a stronger theme, better features, and next level production his next album can be AOTY next round

[@Omairipr]

i think i prefer Heaven and Hell, because i didnt find those inmaculate vibes, except for tracks like 2 am and Swangin on Westheimer

[@ndiwemabote2314]

Nahhhhhh Smoke is fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥 and outer space

[@cmooreHD]

agreed!!! BIG TIME on Smoke!

[@connorscott7435]

Personally speaking I love you it’s the closest I think Travis has come to Maria I’m drunk since it’s release.IMO one of his most slept on songs I think it’s top 5 for him at least to me

[@jayherrera609]

SHIT PODCAST anthony said “Birds in the trap is a mixtape” 😂🤣💀

[@irproductions0]

This came out like 8 hrs ago lol

[@domepiececaps]

Trippin Get Throwed is a banger on aux

[@Meltymorty]

You guys need to review Tech N9ne Asin9ne album its the hardest album this year

[@zaydevans2077]

amazing album, 8.5/10 off first listen

[@BrandonThaChosen]

Really good album but I don’t know if the sales will be good

[@thatodiaho3410]

Smoke, grows on you but it has issues.

[@jrsele8579]

disagree on You feature. One of my favorites on the record

[@lucascj8145]

I prefer the vibe of Heaven or Hell but Life of a Don is pretty good

[@lucafaggella4878]

Some of the waviest music I’ve heard in awhile

[@CosmixxSlopShop]

was good give it a 7

[@Donnie_Murray]

Y’all missed the vibe on a few songs bad. Smoke and you are definitely some of the best songs here

[@curledseeker6139]

Gotta disagree with the production being an upgrade from Heaven or Hell, although the vibes on both are beautiful 💯

[@curledseeker6139]

Also get throwed might be the best song for me. The bouncy bass is so nice

[@daniel752]

@@curledseeker6139 damn, my perspective is the complete opposite. For me LOAD was an upgrade in production, and get throwed was the worst song for me

[@brophalope]

React to my guitar cover of Flocky Flocky ?

[@apexmva7614]

Felt like Sofaygo was put on the album coz he's in Cactus Jack

[@yuh4357]

felt forced ngl, he wasn’t needed on the song

[@SirCHRIIS]

He’s a great artist but yea it was forsure forced and it was only like 10 seconds. It’s still a good song

[@superstarmani6381]

Duh

[@dillanmcauslin7923]

Outer space was a banger

[@jasonhanley8019]

Kali uchis is pronounced Ka-lee-ooh-cheese

[@AFelten]

I might be a bit too harsh on this album right now, but I thought LOAD was disappointing and heaven or hell was better in my opinion

[@diegocorral8787]

This was an amazing album to me, only bad songs are Get Throwed and Company 2. Album has perfect production, great vocals and features deliver! Favorites are Crossfaded, OUTERSPACE and 2AM. Overall amazing album that will grow for those underrating it.

[@cmooreHD]

Some songs are an experience and not just a sit down and listen. And I think you guys are missing how ‘You’ and ‘Smoke’ are supposed to be listened to. Other than that I agree with majority of everything you guys said. You guys also didn’t mention Bogus. Bogus felt like a left over track from Day Before Rodeo. Travis easily could have been on that. He needs to remix it actually!

[@gogoremakes4567]

yall TRIPPEN on you, thats the best part of the album

[@cmooreHD]

Agreed !

[@jimbo2807]

Nah smoke is fire

[@BrianSimon94]

They should’ve replaced smoke with his unreleased song the way

[@usernotfound7160]

I feel like his voice had too much reverb or something his vocals were kinda muddy on a lot of songs

[@eseoscareritemu4870]

Yo...You is the best track on the album...y'all tripping

[@emiljova4473]

Heaven or hell is honestly better

[@nataliehall9392]

Ohhh you trippin my boy

[@prodbychell]

I agree

[@nds1116]

Nah

[@diogo0939]

5/10

[@abrorhabibov6102]

Outerspace was top3 cmon

[@altinademi9499]

why do u review albums like 8 hours after release just wait a bit and let it breathe

[@thatodiaho3410]

You was beautiful 😅😆😆😆. Nah just give them time

[@dearbert5567]

Kali Ooo-cheese*

[@ENTERTAINMENT_DATABASE_Co.]

Nah outerspace the best track on the album

[@joebidenjr5902]

Can you please do a redux review of CLB, it has grown a lot on me, AOTY for me.

[@joebidenjr5902]

@@sohd2283 It's a 8/10 for me

[@SirCHRIIS]

CLB is so damn boring lmao

[@joebidenjr5902]

@@SirCHRIIS I love it 🤷‍♂️

[@SirCHRIIS]

@@joebidenjr5902 I’m glad lol I wish I could

[@swifter1151]

I didn't like outer space baby keem really doesn't fit this albums vibe

[@half-lightstudios503]

Smoke is the worst Don song in recent memory and im a massive fan of the guy, the song sounded so mangled and the feature was by far the worst, not sure how the mixed his voice cause damn that was so muddy it was hard to listen to personally.

[@caseycoffin915]

y’all overrate albums so much

[@passionmatewa5123]

Mid

[@yoades8743]

L

[@chiefhardy6312]

I was incredibly disappointed with this album, was one of my biggest letdowns of this year. Generic and boring production kind of ruined it. Glad you guys are fuckin with it though.

[@alexm2136]

mad boring

[@prestigini3150]

Flocky flocky is mid and sound like a mid version of a mid song called Dubai shit off of huncho jack

[@matthewocana2067]

This album was honestly trash. Heaven & hell was much better.

[@yoades8743]

L