The problem, though, is that both songs would work best as zone-out instrumentals. The album kicks off with a suite of tracks that are meant to wash over you, and they are undoubtedly effective- "Paperbond" is steeped in the comforting draft of chillwave while "Bluffin'", produced by Drumma Boy no less, borders on balearic. which tosses a Blanco produced single to the dogs but then retracts further into his vaporized aesthetic. Khalifa has already more or less disowned his debut, telling his fans that "creatively wasn't my best work." That regret is evident on O.N.I.F.C. Both mixtapes were right in his lane, and they predicted the direction Khalifa would take with the album proper. Cabin Fever 2, from October, saw Khalifa dipping into L.A.'s ratchet scene to show just how much artists like Iamsu! owe to his own mix of nonsense rapping and soft, blissed-out singing.
His Taylor Allderdicemixtape from March was a nice stopgap release, steeped in the same foggy, washed out beats that helped elevate him to fame. will quickly be swept under the rug by anyone but his true diehards, yet Khalifa still had a successful year by displaying his malleability. Or maybe he couldn't bring himself to care about the fragile nature of crossover success any longer.
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