The album has a solid production, which is one of the biggest things the album has going for it. Perhaps it was the lyric “T nasty, ‘bout to catch a felony for it.” Although Tyga explicitly stated that the line did not refer to his young girlfriend Kylie Jenner, it still does not make the weird lyrics seem any better. It gave off a lot of pedophilic vibes, not unlike some other songs on the album. Tyga and Boosie Badazz’ filthy collaboration “Pleazer” had a great beat, but made me feel uncomfortable at the same time. Later in the album, Tyga’s collaboration with Lil Wayne, “4 My Dawgz,” also managed to fall short of what it could have been. Songs like “Hard For You” and “Down For A Min” had some potential, but ultimately fell flat in terms of execution. The album started off pretty well, despite “Muh Fucka” which teetered on the line of repetition, but it started to turn stale and the tracks started to become more mediocre as I made my way through the eleven song tracklist. Two tracks later we have “Shaka Zulu,” in which the rapper compares himself to the most influential monarch of the Zulu kingdom. The album starts off with a banger named “Spitfire.” It might not live fully up to its name, but the rapper does manage to spit some flame with his classic lyrical flow. The Gold Album continues in the tradition of the rapper’s gloat fests, as this is the kind of style that Tyga rolls with though. On the cover of the album, we see the Egyptian god Horus, which only makes sense for Tyga who is fascinated with Egyptian culture. This should be good news, but the news is tarnished by the album’s quality in the end. It was released this week on Spotify as a surprise, coming literally out of nowhere. Now, fast forward six months and the album finally has seen the light of day.
Long story short, things were looking pretty dire for the rapper’s fourth studio album. Things only got worse when it continued to get pushed back and back due to the altercations plaguing the Young Money/Cash Money scenario. Things did not go as planned though, with a delay pushing back the release to December. Way back in November of last year, Last Kings Entertainment was supposed to release Tyga’s new album The Gold Album: 18 th Dynasty.