6 is a 34 year old producer from Bowie, Maryland notable for being the longtime in-house producer for Logic & his independent label Bobby Boy Records. They’ve known each other at least since 2009, putting out a debut mixtape of his own called the 6ixtape celebrating its 2-year anniversary this spring. Taking himself to the next level though, he’s bringing a whole list of performers on board to compile an official full-length studio debut album peaking interest for any Logic fans who love the work they’ve done with each other up until this point.
The first song “Why Should I?” by Guapdad 4000 & Juicy J after the intro was my favorite single of the 3 asking why should they give a fuck over a vibrant trap instrumental whereas “Roundabout” by Pardyalone & Phil Adé spaciously talks about being sick of these bitches in their living room. “Firmament” by Buddy, Blu & KYLE finds the trio suggesting that everyone listening to continue balling leading into “293” by D.R.A.M. & Guapdad showing a romantic side to them.
“WMD” by Logic heads for a jazzy boom bap direction with the beat getting in his shit-talking bag for a bit & after the interlude, the title track finishes the first leg of Homebody with a nearly 2-minute instrumental cut. “A Lot Like” by Bobby Boy Records artist Travis Stacey stylistically departs from hip hop in favor of rock music & pulling it off better than I would’ve expected, but then “Messi” by Jazz Cartier & TOBi keeps it on lock with a spacey trap heater.
Cousin Stizz & Felix team up on “Foreign” kinda throwing it back to The Neptunes in the early 2000s sonically while “What Do You Say?” by ChloTheGod heads for more of a neo-soul direction. “Raw” by Buddy, Blu, Joey Valence & Brae and KYLE fully embraces the boom bap sound to bring it hardcore while “Palace” by AQ & TK Rhodes smoothly gets back on the melodic tip. “Bright Lights” by KYLE & Skizzy Mars ahead of the outro finishes 6’s debut with a decently stripped back closer.
Meant to push himself out of his comfort zone, Logic’s longtime collaborator truly is a homebody by nature & the urge to step out & show the world more to who who he is finally reveals itself with a debut album that I personally find myself a little mixed on his. The versatile production revolving around trap, jazz rap, boom bap, R&B, rock is very tasteful since his talents behind the boards have always been there. My biggest complaint about it though is the inconsistency amongst the guests.
Score: 2.5/5
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