Wiz Khalifa "O.N.I.F.C."

He’s still a Wiz, but now he seems more focused on “The Plan.” Just what is the plan? To become the O.N.I.F.C , and maybe even assist his pockets in gaining a lot of muscle. The verses can become tedious because of the sole ambition to stack cheese on cheese, and smoke some weed; some can say that it will only make the music suffer, but there’s more than meets the ears and more than that to offer. There are a lot of hooks, and beats that may cause you to “Fall Asleep,” but not because they lack solid songcraft; it is just the state they sometimes bring you to.  They might even be the saving grace; the formula causes this record to be very cohesive. I wouldn’t be surprised if the “Intro” was produced in a Dream he might have had, while it seques nicely into a song documenting his “Paperbond.”                                                              While track three seemed to be more about braggin’ while commentary arose on rivals “Bluffin,” I had to say that the outro took me by surprise. To top it off, he even faces “The Bluff,” but one good line is never enough (“Now point that camera at my pockets cause they saying ‘cheese," and there’s more, not just one, so roll those eyes at my fun; yes, it’s lame, and I know I’m done).                                                                                                      The first single is also his motto, and he makes more in a day then he would, by chance, in a lotto. “Make sure you do whatever is that you gotta do, that's your job/And n***** gon' hate, but that's no prob'/So hey f*** 'em, don't need nothing from 'em/Some n***** talking but the s*** they claiming don't mean nothing.” Well said Wiz. Another one of the best songs “Got Everything” I need, and he doesn’t even waste one line about weed. Courtney Noelle handles singing the infectious chorus well, and it’s absolutely about Amber Rose (I can tell). Success not only brings out the fakes, and the bluffs, but those who hate them for having all that stuff; “Cause jealousy and envy that's a trait for mostly b******/Not a man, so, you ain't one if you letting it show.”  The track featuring the line, and song four urge you to “Rise Above” the haters, and the negativity? “Let it Go.” I favor the latter because it is more relatable to myself; I don’t have that much cash, but that doesn’t mean I hate.                                                                                                                   As for some of the features? I skipped the 2 Chainz cut like “It’s Nothin,” and I have much respect for what he achieved in his life so far; I’m not just talking music. Lola Monroe is part of the Taylor “Initiation,” and is accepted, for her Minaj impersonation. The last verse features a phone message from Amber Rose, and while the song that follows is not a feature; it is one of the best sex anthems (or slow jams) to get “Up In It.” Juicy J wowed enough to be featured on, not one, but two. The catchiest collab is hard to forget, much easier to “Remember You.” The latter is about giving a groupie a chance to audition for a dream “job,” or one night stand; it all depends on how she works it. Best: Let It Go, Work Hard, Play Hard,  Got Everything, Fall Asleep, Time, Up In It, The Plan, Remember You, and Medicated.