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Mind-blowing that this is the same guy that wrote "she blow that dick like a cello"

Personally, I’ve never been super crazy about Freddie Gibbs’ more mainstream-sounding albums such as Shadow of a Doubt and You Only Live 2wice. However, I think $oul $old $eparately is the best Freddie record that is meant to be geared towards a more mainstream audience. At this point in Freddie Gibbs’ career, he’s practically mastered the ability to make a well-crafted album, and, unsurprisingly, all of the fundamental elements of a good Freddie album are present here. ... read more

Prior to listening to this project, my only frame of reference for Akintoye as an artist was this hilarious rap he did on TikTok that dunked on anti-vaxxers (it’s much better than it sounds, trust me). Considering how unknown this album is, I had next to no expectations going into it aside from a friend’s recommendation, so I was shocked to discover just how amazing this was. Seriously, this album is filled with so many bangers it’s crazy. Akintoye brings a ton of energy and ... read more

Coming nearly four years after his last studio album release, JID’s highly anticipated follow-up album to The Never Story certainly does not disappoint.

While, for the most part, this album doesn’t have JID venturing into any particularly new territory sound-wise, every aspect that previously made the music on his last two records compelling is improved upon here. The production on this album is very layered and well-crafted, JID’s lyricism is arguably at its best, and ... read more