I think having the snare cut through more would give the track a bit more knock, but aside from that, the instrumental served as a nice backdrop to the raps while still commanding attention of its own. "Be Somebody" features a pretty standard Rocky verse to start out and, soon after, Lil B comes through with a more traditional verse than some who know him from his more "out there" songs would be accustomed to. The beat is nice, one of those things that if it got fleshed out into a full song would be interesting, and serves as a nice little introduction. The intro "Level 1" starting off with that classic Lil B "yesss" was a nice move. (Side note: I noticed as I read Pitchfork's review of this album that they seem to echo a lot of the same sentiments I noted in the following review, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that I completed this review the day before theirs went up and that I did not look at anyone else's thoughts before recording my own. ![]() ![]() His impact on the cloud rap boom is undeniable, and I came into 32 Levels hoping he'd continue with elements of that sound while also growing from the trend and expanding into different territories like he's done in his solo work. ![]() Like everyone else, I found Clams Casino from his collaborations with Lil B the Based God (and A$AP Rocky), so of course I recognized the "32 Levels" reference.
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