Redemption
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As a staff, record label and muthafuckin’ crew, TDE has become a standard for excellence in Hip Hop and Redemption certainly clears the bar when it’s all said and done. Sure there are missteps, but there’s also growth. It’s not like Jay Rock needed to do anything else to prove his place in Hip Hop but it’s always a treat to watch the established rappers give it their all in the studio.
7y
83
It’s a hell of a journey—bleak but ultimately inspirational—and a spotlight on Jay’s resilience.
7y
80
After a life-threatening motorcycle accident, Jay Rock returns with his strongest album yet, a collection of rap songs that highlight his struggle and journey.
7y
80
In a career defined by his consistency as a rapper, Redemption might be Jay Rock's most consistent yet. At 44 minutes, the album breezes by without many frills. Rock raps, makes his point, and gets out quickly after, allowing the TDE vet to chalk up his biggest win yet.
7y
80
While it really takes a few tracks to pick up the pace, the album becomes a strong hip-hop gem.
7y
70
It's a heartening LP, both because of the top-notch, life-affirming beats throughout, along with the renewed vigour in the voice of a man who clearly takes nothing for granted now that he's on the mend.
7y
70
While itโs a solid technical showing, and some of the best music that Jay Rock has made to date, the lack of redefined parameters that the Top Dawg Entertainment label is typically known for make it a safe showing in a time, and especially a musically-stuffed June, that may see it fade into the background.
7y
60
Stick for his soul-bearing lessons, even if he treads on familiar and worn-down musical paths.
7y
58
Jay Rock ... taps into the mainstream but doesn’t offer anything – no personality, no color, no darkness.
7y
40
Sorry to run with the obvious music critic quip, but it is pretty hard to hear what's so redeeming about Redemption.
7y
When you realize this album's main purpose was to give Jay Rock some much needed mainstream success after false starts for over a decade via Strange Music and his independent releases
This project just sounds awkward at times cause Rock's trying out trendy sounds that sound like Baby Keem demos at times lol.
The songs also come across as Kendrick's scraps on a lot of tracks which yeah, it's good for Jay Rock in terms of accessibility but really muddied his style and sound to ... read more
This Jay Rock album is just... okay. It has some good songs but it tends to drag a bit at times and I wish we got more actual rapping from Rock. I'm looking at it with rose-tinted glasses now because I've been wanting new Jay Rock stuff badly for some time now.
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Track List
| 1 | The Bloodiest 3:03 | 76 |
| 2 | For What It's Worth 3:08 | 73 |
| 3 | Knock It Off 3:11 | 66 |
| 4 | ES Tales 3:31 | 74 |
| 5 | Rotation 112th 3:32 | 77 |
| 6 | Tap Out 3:20 feat. Jeremih | 69 |
| 7 | OSOM 5:23 feat. J. Cole | 84 |
| 8 | King's Dead 2:41 feat. Future | 88 |
| 9 | Troopers 3:23 | 72 |
| 10 | Broke +- 2:54 | 75 |
| 11 | Wow Freestyle 2:55 feat. Kendrick Lamar | 87 |
| 12 | Redemption 3:31 feat. SZA | 81 |
| 13 | Win 3:35 | 70 |
Total Length: 44 minutes
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2mo
Wait if Kendrick writes all jay rocks music why does he need baby keem to write his music? Cant they all just write their own music? Who writes baby keems music is it jayrock? Why do they do this why dont they just write their own music why do they need this cycle???
