Nov 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM I listened to that new NF EP. It’s a 5/10 at best and that’s me being generous
Nov 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM This is definitely not the music his fanbase wants. I guess it’s cool he tried something different but not when it’s this generic. His voice is fine, the instrumentals are fine, the lyrics are fine, but that’s it… just fine. There’s nothing special or exceptional about it. It honestly just sounds like he listened to too much Gracie Abrams. It’s funny how on “GIVE ME A REASON” he talks about being a knock off Shady when in reality he sounds like a knock off Joyner Lucas on that song. Like every element literally sounds like a Joyner Lucas track. You don’t even have to put Joyner Lucas AI on the vocals, just pitch the voice down. MGK’s verse on “WHO I WAS” was actually decent and might be the best part of the album. I’ve heard a theory that this could be a bait to get bad reviews so that the bad reviews motivate him again so he doesn’t feel like he’s “WASHED UP”. Maybe he wants them to give him a reason. But I don’t know about that theory, it kinda sounds like cope and I heard he’s been wanting to make acoustic music for a while. I had a feeling the HOPE album would cause problems for him. When you base almost your entire discography around how you’re struggling and cultivate a fanbase who only wants struggle music, you’re left perplexed as to what to make music about once you’re not struggling anymore. It happens to too many artists. It’s okay to make music about your struggles, but when that’s the only thing you make music about you run into problems. You gotta find the motivation from within, not from outside sources. Him asking people to give him a reason might work in the short term, but not the long term. He has to find that passion inside of himself. I guess it’s pretty ballsy to make a song where you admit you’re feeling washed up though.
Nov 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM I used to dream as a kid I would grow (Midget) to be one, I hope that I inspire hope (NF?) For you to go get what you desire most (yeah) Spit fire, b----, I was just flyin' coach (yeah) Y'all thought you were sick, you were misdiagnosed (nope) I'm dope and you'll never have this high a dose (nope, yeah)
Nov 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM There is a rumour that he and Tommee Profitt (his producer since 2014) had a falling out. That might have caused the musical change. He hasn't produced anything on this EP. That's the first time. His last album wasn't for me, nor was this EP. Clouds was a really strong project on par with his albums before that. Clouds is probably my favourite project and it wasn't an album. Though it feels like it. Nate also has family and seems to be lucky (from the photos his wife posted on her socials). Maybe his dark songs don't result anymore because of those things. Hope also hinted at that since he changed his outfit from black to white, and also the whole Hope concept. That's probably the reason why I didn't like it so much. On the other hand, The Search was a little bit too dark/whiny for my taste, while Clouds, which was in between those albums, had the best things of both worlds, but also was more towards the light side (more optimistic and energetic). He was on the right path with that one. I still pump it to this day.
