Savannah, Georgia rapper Quando Rondo developed quickly on his mixtapes, polishing up his mesh of Auto-Tuned hooks and melodic delivery.
From the Neighborhood to the Stage is Quando's first proper studio album, building on the strength of several viral singles.
The production is cleaner and feels more driven than earlier material, though he still gravitates towards moody piano loops and beats that combine meaty trap drums with softly creeping R&B elements.
The rapper stays in one of two gears for much of the album: aggressive and threat-heavy flexing ("Out the Gym," "Where I'm From") or mournfully reflecting on all the hardships he had to overcome ("Imperfect Flower," "Emotional Way of Thinking").
He excels at both, but similar tempos, melodies, and production twists tend to blur songs of both types into one another.
From the Neighborhood to the Stage rises above its limited range with solid features from Shy Glizzy, Polo G, and BlocBoy JB as well as a detour into sincere heartbroken anguish on "Scarred from Love.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imperfect Flower | Quando Rondo | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | In My Section | Quando Rondo | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | 4th Qtr | Quando Rondo | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Out the Gym | Quando Rondo | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Gun Powder | Quando Rondo | Play | 02:14 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Dope Boy Dreams | Quando Rondo | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Why We Can't | Quando Rondo | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Emotional Way of Thinking | Quando Rondo | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Scarred From Love | Quando Rondo | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Lil Minute | Quando Rondo | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | New Ones (feat. NoCap) | Quando Rondo, NoCap | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | My Yoppa (feat. Shy Glizzy) | Quando Rondo, Shy Glizzy | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Where I'm From (feat. BlocBoy JB and Polo G) | Quando Rondo, Blocboy JB, Polo G | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 38 mins | 88 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlocBoy JB | Featured Artist |
| 2 | Nocap | Featured Artist |
| 3 | Polo G | Featured Artist |
| 4 | Quando Rondo | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Shy Glizzy | Featured Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |