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Brittney Carter's debut album "As I Am" has taught me two major things about the Chicago rapper: she raps like she had her shoes laced up the entire game, ready for her inevitable start. And her assiduous cadence muscles the pockets to keep pace with her flow and be melodious regardless of production or instrumentation. There is no better example of this than the concluding record, "Can't Go Back."
Partnered coffee-colored guitar riffs are luxuriating in warm melodies. Their sound seemingly reflects what is on the other side of hard work and dreams realized. DJ Vadim's crumbly drums and percussion fall into one pile. The similitude of their rhythm yet differing tempo create another interesting element in the production for Brittney Carter's flow to move through, a feat that is like stepping into a practice shot for the Loop Theory artist.
Stamping the phrase "can't go back" on the song like it is a daily affirmation makes it sound like a warm-up adlib. Carter's verses play closer to a storytelling of her DNA, exemplifying what she's made of through intelligent similes -- the feeling like Martin before the bullet line especially impressing and driving home the point. The spongy melody in the rhyming over her agile flow allow this battle-tested story that arcs across the album to settle into a fortunate tone, wrapping up Brittney Carter's feelings and status to be better off than where they started.
Can't Go Back is the perfect cliff note to "As I Am." But, just as with anything worth reading, you're gonna want to get the full story because every song is worthy of being understood.
Listen to "Can't Go Back" & "As I Am" in full below.
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