Joost: Dakloos

SCORE: 67/100

Did Dr. Giggletouch produce this? 

'Dakloos' isn't the best album by any means - but it does feel like a solid start for Joost. The amateur sound of this album is actually quite endearing as it really shows how he was just starting out. 

It feels like an amateur version of the already blasé material found on 2019's 'Albino', but the material here is somewhat more palatable (and shorter) than his more recent trap project. This one has a lot less experimentation, but it still feels a lot more entertaining and enjoyable than a lot of other trap albums. Joost using his native tongue for this album makes this much more listenable than English trap as well. 

Compared to other trap projects this does have more backbone to it, but a clear new-to-the-scene sound keeps this album from flourishing, but it does manage to be better than 'Albino' in terms of being much more consistently enjoyable. The quality of this album does actually improve after the lackluster (although comical) first track, and songs like 'Bitches' and 'Zorro' are actually quite fun for what they are.

It's a short enough album for the bad moments to not feel too overbearing; and there was nothing offensively bad about this album. It isn't the best quality album, but it's fair for a debut for the image that Joost had when he was still mainly a rapper. 


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