We would like to be clear that these blurbs are not an invitation for Tory Lanez or Rich The Kid to ever, under any circumstance, talk to us…
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Jacob Sujin Kuppermann: “Prissy little missy” is the most disqualifying set of words in the history of pop music.
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Crystal Leww: There are pros and cons of being an industry plant. For Tory Lanez, the pros are that he can sometimes make polished, radio-ready songs that jump on trends hard like “LUV” or “Miss You.” The cons are that he can sometimes make uninspired garbage with abusers such as Rich The Kid like “Talk to Me.”
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Thomas Inskeep: I’m just terribly impressed that these guys have expensive cars and jewelry and get women to sleep with them because — they’re famous? They’re rich? Because it’s not due to talent. This is as generic as trap & B gets in the late 2010s, with a boring-ass track supporting an undistinguished singer and an undistinguished rapper. Yawn.
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Joshua Minsoo Kim: Tory Lanez’s Auto-Tune crooning is grating more often than not, so it’s a pleasant surprise to find myself drawn to this hook. Or at least, that’s what I thought during the song’s first 35 seconds before he repeated it so often that all charm was lost. He exudes confidence when he brags “I’m hella rich and I love to talk shit,” but “Talk To Me” doesn’t really grant you a chance to care about anything other than that hook. Rich The Kid’s presence is only welcome because he acts as temporary reprieve.
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Ryo Miyauchi: Tory Lanez does just enough to get by. He ties his bland player rap to that stretchy cadence, punctuating each end with that melodic punctuation of “baby,” in hopes that its catchiness can cover up his banalities long enough until the chorus comes. There’s also the shiny beat and the Travis Scott ad libs working for him, both of which feel like generic additions in the current rap charts but glisten just enough to contain interest.
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Nicholas Donohoue: iF yOuR Use oF StUDLy caPs is tHE MosT MemORAbLe asPEcT oF YouR OuTPut, yOu MAY havE A pROblEm.
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