Personally, I find Ace Hood as one of today's more tolerable mainstream rappers . He is just one of those tough, hard-nosed southern rappers who have skills perfectly fit for trap-style beats. I have never actually sat through a whole album by this guy, though. On the other hand, I usually really like Ace Hood when he has a feature verse. Will Ace Hood's finally impress me now with his fourth studio album?
After opening with a surprisingly soulful and religious intro skit, Ace starts the album with the title track. A pretty nice trap beat starts this one off, and it goes so hard. Ace shows a lot of personality here with some pretty impressive lyricism. Another hard-knocking beat is on the next song, Another Statistic. This song has a more laid-back vibe, and Ace raps with a less energetic delivery. This one is pretty generic overall, even though Ace showed some more good lyrics. I definitely wish there were two verses here instead of three, because it just gets boring. Meek Mill shows up on the next track, Another Rollie. I think this beat was pretty good, as it brings some energy and is just catchy. Ace has a pretty bad two verses here though. I was not feeling them as much as his verses on the first two songs. The hook is awful, too. Meek Mill then comes with a solid verse, but I overall didn't like this too much. We Outchea is the next song, and the hook is undeniably catchy as hell. The instrumental is really upbeat, and I wasn't feeling it, but Ace does rides it well. Wayne's verse is pretty bad overall, but his flow is pretty solid. This song was pretty much a catchy radio hit and nothing else.
The next few tracks on this were pretty much a total mixed bag. We them N****s was very bland, and I didn't like it much at all, even with the pretty good production. The next two tracks feature some pretty big name R&B singers, with the first being The Come Up. This track was great pretty much just because of Anthony Hamilton, he kills it whenever he shows up on the song, and the beat was pretty epic. The next song was called Rider and this one was pretty stupid. Chris Brown is just obnoxious and lame on the hook, which is a shame because I enjoyed Ace's verses and the beat. Ace Hood gets pretty "inspirational" on the next two songs with them being titled Hope and Pray for Me. Hope was pretty good and it had a relaxed beat with some nice piano in there, and the hook was good. I was not really feeling the hook on Pray for Me, and the verses really weren't anything better than some earlier verses on the album. The beat was also generic, and not too interesting.
The next song is the insanely popular single, Bugatti, which is just such a banger. I love this song and its relentless energy so much. You also won't find a hook this awesome anywhere on the album. Rick Ross delivers a good verse as well. This song is awesome overall and the highlight of this project. I wasn't feeling the next track, How I'm Raised, that much. The beat sounded like several other beats on the album and the auto-tune on this track was awful. Ace's regular voice just sounds so much better. My Bible was the next one, and this was probably my favorite beat on the whole album with some soulful samples mixed in nicely. Ace's lyricism was really on point and his flow was pretty impressive. I was feeling everything about this track. The next song, Mama, had a similar vibe to it. This was a topical song about his mother and it just sounded really passionate and emotional. I have come to the conclusion Ace Hood sounds the best over these type of beats rather than trap beats. He sounds great on this, as he flowed well and delivered some great lyrics. This closer was too long, but it definitely was a highlight anyway.
TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS WRAP UP
+Ace Hood is actually a really good rapper overall
+His lyricism was on point for a lot of the songs
+Fantastic last two songs
+Variety
-Too many stupid trap beats that sounded the same
-Some lame guest verses
Best: Bugatti, My Bible, Mama
Worst: How I'm Raised
Ace Hood- Trials and Tribulations
7.5/10
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