Yeah yeah generic take but this is, imo, the best rap album. Wesley's Theory is probably my favourite song of all time because it truly has everything- great message, lyricism, flow, instrumental and features. My top 3 alongside this is Alright (brilliant beat by Pharrell, Kendrick's extraordinary lyricism and breath control, and its optimistic message) and Blacker the Berry (great aggression, similes and the smooth outro is the cherry on top). Even the worst song to me, For Free?, is ... read more
Just the expanded tracks. I think Ok Alright is a perfect song and that Never Catch Me is also a solid short track. Overall consistency= ((100+80)÷2)= 90. If I were rating the full tracklist here, overall consistency would be 85/100 which is slightly higher than the 84 I gave the standard edition of Rodeo.
My favourite is We're Outside, Rejoice! and my top 3 includes F.F.O.L and Could've Been Different- all of these (and to be fair the rest of the album) show exceptional lyrical performances and wonderful jazzy instrumentals. The only weak song on this album is All the Loved Ones (What Would We Do???). Overall consistency= 93.64/100 or 94.
My favourite is Love Yourz because of its beautiful messaging and my top 3 includes A Tale of 2 Citiez as its a banger and 03' Adolescence due to its great storytelling. Weak songs include the intro and G.O.M.D., bad songs include Hello (which is easily the worst imo) and Not to Self as it drags out with very little music at the start. Overall consistency= 84.6/100 or 85.
My favourite is Find Your Wings, which I still believe is tied with See You Again for his most beautiful instrumental and is a seriously underrated song which showed the potential of Tyler that would come to fruition. My top 3 also includes 2Seater- a 2-parter song similar to Find Your Wings in style and greatness, as well as Smuckers- an iconic collab with perfect verses. Buffalo, Pilot and Blow My Load are weak songs and the bad songs are Run, Cherry Bomb and Keep Da 0's. Overall ... read more
My favourite is 48 and my top 3 includes Answer and PartyIsntOver/Campfire/Bimmer. 48 is a banger, Answer is an iconic piece of emotional introspection, and the triple song shows Tyler's early versatility and consistency. I think Awkward and Domo23 are weak songs, and Trashwang is the only bad song- I only like its chorus and verses 1,2 and 5 (roughly half of the song). Overall consistency= 85/100.