PTSD G Herbo. For the next two years, he would begin to grapple with why: “It was from post traumatic stress disorder,” G Herbo says. Lawyer Fees 11. “Ain’t no lil bitty pill just gon’ heal a man/He can’t chill, he need a pill, guess he too militant/Oh, you just like us, they robbed you of your innocence, huh?” he raps, in a rapid-fire delivery that could be air-dropped into ’00s Harlem. 49.2K 12.
The drill legend stays true to his core: tales of trauma and paranoia that feel like watching him argue with a therapist through a crack in the door. At this point, I’m sure VH1’s Love & Hip-Hop would write Herb a blank check to let cameras into his life. Favorite tracks are a three way tie between Lawyer fees, PTSD, and By Any Means.
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On “Party in Heaven,” alongside fellow former drill staple Lil Durk, the pair reflect over a beat chilly enough for a Drake time-and-location track. We’re so immune to a lot of this stuff that goes on in the inner city with like violence, going to jail and all that kind of shit, that we don’t know that we suffer from these mental health issues. What’s up with all of these rappers dropping love songs after Valentine’s Day? POLO G) 11. On it, Herbo admits to being imperfect and shows a willingness to let things slide (Do you hear that kids? G Herbo opened up about the experience in Hip Hop DX’s interview: [Seeing a therapist] was probably my first introduction to me embracing my PTSD.
Herbo’s raps remain hard as ever, but PTSD is his most tender offering to date: “It ain’t nothing wrong with seeing gangstas cry,” he spits on the BJ the Chicago Kid collab “Gangstas Cry”.
Herbo’s raps remain hard as ever, but PTSD is his most tender offering to date: “It ain’t nothing wrong with seeing gangstas cry,” he spits on the BJ the Chicago Kid collab “Gangstas Cry”.
But G Herbo doesn’t need reality television—at least, not right now—because he also happens to be a rapper that has helped shape the last decade of hip-hop. Feelings Lyrics [Intro] Uh Dougie on the beat Still, still Still feel the deal Still, look [Verse] Talked to my kid mom today, that was kinda hard Learn how your comment data is processed.
On “Lawyer Fees,” his rapping is so passionate he begins to swerve offbeat, interrupted only by Polo G’s grim hook: “Demons in my head, and I trip every time them voices speak.” Eeriest of all is the Juice WRLD-assisted “PTSD”: “I made it on my own, they said I’d be in jail or dead/I’ve seen my brothers fall over and over again/Don’t stand too close to me, I got PTSD,” wails Juice. Worst track: Real One. Intro 2. Best overall track: High School ... “Feelings” feels like the unification of Herb’s two worlds.
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Herbo truly spills his guts out in “Feelings.” No, he doesn’t talk about his diamonds or guns in the song; instead, he talks about his willingness to let beefs go, his PTSD diagnosis, his baby mama drama, and his addiction to drugs. The features were better than G-Herbos here. From the Don Cannon-produced intro, which samples JAY-Z’s classic (and basement freestyle standard) intro to The Dynasty, Herb learns that the hardest battle is with himself.
The same could be said for the BJ the Chicago Kid-featuring “Gangstas Cry,” which is sappy, a tone Herb normally avoids. High ... PTSD is the fifth studio album by Chicago rapper G Herbo, and will follow up to his 2019 album, Sessions.
Lil Durk and G-Herbo might be Chicago’s version of Snoop and Pac. Pitchfork is the most trusted voice in music. The album is released under the record label Epic Records.
How adorable, Herbo said he can see his lady being his shooter (Someone pass me a tissue)!
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PTSD, G Herbo’s latest album, is proof that of his two lives, his rap half still takes precedent. Produced by Dougie.
Honorable Mentions: Smoke, ONFG PTSD debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 for the chart week of March 14, 2020 after selling 59,000 copies during its first week. Back when he exploded onto the Chicago drill scene in 2012 with “Kill Shit” alongside frequent collaborator Lil Bibby, the baby-faced, grizzled-voiced Herbo established himself as one of its deftest pens. Listening to Herb on the intro (and for much of the album) is like watching him argue with a therapist through a crack in the door.
Here’s a brief overview of mine. He tells his stories in a fiery, deep voice, emphasized by a chilling album cover, which replaces the American flag’s 50 stars with faces of friends that he’s lost. PTSD “PTSD” is such an interesting song… On it, you get an instrumental that is serene, ferocious bars by G-Herbo in which he comes across as vengeful, a sobering/chilling chorus by Juice WRLD, a vibrant verse by Chance The Rapper in which he talks about some of the crazy-ass s**t he’s seen in his life, and a verse by Lil Uzi Vert in which he sounds hella paranoid.