tbh i have never sat through a whole dave (or j cole for that matter, but that track he did with dj premier went pretty hard in a 90s retro way) album.
BUT
when he raps on funky friday and the beat changes up, its this weird level of road/guardian reading (lol) cross alignment transcendence:
At this age, how are them man still hating?
My young boy in a different country
But he ain't ever been on vacation
One hand on the girl I'm dating
One hand on the cash I'm making
We come through like Funky Friday
And have all of your mandem skating
i dont think ill ever get bored of FF actually. genuine modern british rap anthem.
also, this line on titanium about neigbours voting tory did make me lol a bit (its better when you hear it than when you read it, all about the timing)
Jheeze, same old story
You can get soaked, or soaked in glory
I got a house in the sticks, it's awkward
I know that my neighbours are votin' Tory, surely
i think hes genuinely a really good rapper. i dont think that can be up for debate. you might want him to have a bit more edge or whatever, but hes just a naturally gifted MC in my opinion.