PARTYPACK

The seven songs of PARTYNEXTDOOR’S PARTYPACK may not have been officially available until this project’s release, but longtime PND fans are well familiar with at least a couple of them. “PERSIAN RUGS” and “WEST DISTRICT” were once integral parts of Party’s live set, and “CANDY,” recorded some years before Nipsey Hussle’s untimely demise, showed the world that Party was capable of working with MCs who weren’t his OVO label boss, Drake. “THINGS & SUCH,” originally released as “Kehlani’s Freestyle,” was a moment in and of itself, as many understood it to acknowledge a long-rumored relationship between the two singers. There are collaborations on PARTYPACK with Quavo (“CUFFED UP”) and Lil Yachty (“BUZZIN’”) which very few people are likely to have heard before, but if this short collection of songs is anything, it’s a reminder that PARTYNEXTDOOR has always had bangers—all the more reason to wait for more.