Lefty Gunplay / JasonMartin: Can't Get Right
Briefly

In the album "Can't Get Right," Lefty Gunplay, aided by producer JasonMartin, channels his tumultuous past and the challenges he's faced post-incarceration. Following his controversial prison stay, Lefty sees this release as a pivotal moment, especially after his recent collaboration with Kendrick Lamar on "TV Off." The album mirrors his life story, featuring themes of violence, addiction, and longing, infused with a nostalgic West Coast G-funk sound. While it draws inspiration from classic gangsta rap, the execution sometimes feels clichéd and uneven, reflecting Lefty's struggle but also his determination to make a significant life change.
The harrowing details unfold over production that revives the California G-funk both artists grew up on, though the results are a little clichéd and at times uneven.
Lefty had been locked up in California's notorious Pelican Bay supermax after stabbing an inmate at his former facility; it's where he'd finish nine years out of an original 13-year sentence.
It's now or never, that in the wake of Lefty's surprise feature on Kendrick Lamar's platinum-selling "TV Off," he's now in a position to change the direction of his and his family's lives for good.
Lefty's new full-length, Can't Get Right, a collaboration with executive producer, producer, and costar JasonMartin, is a first test of whether Kendrick's handpicked choices for next in the West are panning out.
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