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But considering thestrange, transitional placepop found itself in this year, maybe its not such a weird request.

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Pettiness is the name of the game here (told you Drakes influence is inescapable!

), as Puth pouts and fires back soft, wounded invectives over much of the albums 13 tracks.

Somehow, all this potential off-putting-ness works in Puths favor.

And Puths likable unlikability slots right into the bad-guys-win narrative that coursed through pops veins in 2018.