The most prominent file in this folder. On Oxymoron (the follow-up to Habits & Contradictions ), he raps, "I'm a gangsta, I'm a dad / That's a contradiction." He sells poison to the community while trying to buy a better future for his seed. Unlike other rappers who separate personas via alter-egos, Q smashes them together in the same 16 bars. The ZIP file captures this cognitive dissonance: Can you love your daughter while destroying someone else’s son?
ScHoolboy Q has described this project as a "prequel to Setbacks ," his previous independent release. While Setbacks focused on the obstacles he faced, Habits & Contradictions digs into the source of those issues: his drug habits and the moral contradictions of his lifestyle as a former Hoover Crip. It’s an album fueled by the urgency of fatherhood; Q famously stated he made it to provide a better life for his daughter, Joy. Sonic Landscape and Key Collaborations Blank Face LP schoolboy q habits and contradictions zip