BabyTron at RBC

BabyTron, born James Johnson III, is swiftly becoming a phenomenon in the rap world for his ability to rap on any outlandish sample. Whether it’s the iconic theme from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on “Half-Blood Prince” or Darth Vader’s signature tune on “Sith Lord,” the 21-year old rapper delivers punched-in verses filled with witty wordplay and pop culture callbacks. Megatron is BabyTron’s latest album and it does a few things differently. While Tron still provides grimy street scriptures over wicked samples, there’s more emphasis on the use of harder beats here. He is showing off his pen game rather than the universality of his flows. Throughout its 23 song track list, the hour runtime breezes by. Between the hyped horns and snapping snares of “Beyond Turnt,” or the braggadocio shit-talking of the middle class on “Extra Butter,” Tron makes each track feel like a novelty on its own.

– okayplayer.com