A decent EP from underground musician Nine Vicious, with some heavy hitting standout tracks including "Riri", "24Hrs" and "4Real". Really liked the use of sampling in this EP and I think Nine should employ more of it from now on, with 406ahmad being a very talented producer in my opinion.
Overall though, the rest of the songs I haven't mentioned weren't anything that was blowing my socks off, although they were decent.
An unmistakeably incredible debut album. For 2015, this piece of work is RIDICULOUSLY good. Genuinely filled with majestic, soul-hitting songs including "Maria I'm Drunk" and "Impossible", while also having head boppers like "90210" and "Pray 4 Love".
A stacked feature list as well, with Justin Bieber showcasing one of the most incredible performances I've ever seen on "Maria I'm Drunk"... "Nightcrawler" is a melodic ... read more
An incredible album from underground artist Slayr, which really impressed me. I heard the song "Love Blur" on TikTok, which used a Japanese sample incredibly well to make an absolute banger. Going through the tracklist, Slayr's creative use of transitions was impeccable, being genuine candy for the ears. Songs like "Sloppy Joe" and "Holding" really stood out to me, with EDM vibes that genuinely had a good flow and melody to them. The deluxe, albeit not as good ... read more
The mixtape that started it all. This is one of the best debut tapes I've seen, it would still be an incredible success and a banger even if released today. Heavy hits like "Magnolia" and "wokeuplikethis*" really helped put Carti on the map, and defined the start of the famous 16*29 Carti and Uzi combo. Other underrated bangers exist though, like "Yah Mean" and "Half & Half". "Let It Go" was also a famous classic. The melodic flows of ... read more
Overall an incredible album, the Carti x Pierre collaborations are absolutely career-defining for Carti here. He's shown some incredible songs, doing amazing things with Pierre's production. Few personal misses but every song here is objectively amazing.
Funnily enough, my favourite song on this album (and my favourite Carti song) is actually "Long Time (Intro)" which was produced by the Korean "Art Dealer". I think Carti x Art Dealer is an incredibly underrated ... read more