With its booming 808s and swaggering hooks, Quinton Barnes’ new album, As a Motherfucker, is perfectly qualified to set the tone at the party. If the album were a passerby on the street, it’d be fitted with the boldest and most recognizable high-end fashion—Gucci logo strewn across the chest, bright Balenciaga sneakers. But while As a Motherfucker flaunts its flashiness, it never feels haughty. It’s bold and sexy, yet well-appointed—and that’s only a first impression. The Canadian singer and producer has sewn an undeniable, boundless confidence into his new album, and it isn’t a facade. Like the popular, confidence-driven artists and styles of today—