This album is very minimal in both its production and rapping performances. Sure, it has bright spots on tracks like CAMERAS or 719 FREESTYLE or GKTY, but the first few songs are so boring its difficult to even get to the best ones. Not bad, just not super interesting.

This is such a cool experience as an album. When I first listened to it, I really didn’t understand the appeal. His voice felt so off putting and the production wasn’t my cup of tea. But after giving it more time, I started to truly understand its goal. Everything in this album just grows on you, the production is fun and snappy and his voice compliments the music so well and gives it a lighter feel if that makes sense. Super good album.

Holy peak 🥹

This feels like an album I should like more than I do. It's grand, has emotion, and has the rises and falls of an art-rock album that I love while being combined with the style of an indie-rock album. The problem is I feel like I’ve heard this type of thing before, and done better. On top of that, I feel like some of these songs are long just for the sake of being long. For example, the first track could easily be split into two. It’s good, I just want a little more spice in it ... read more

Before listening to this, I didn’t realize how many Biggie songs I knew. Every song here feels like a gem, having a quality of luxury to it that is hard to explain. Biggie’s rhyme scheme and flow is so smooth its incredible. The production and sampling choices are also sublime, with the soul/r&b samples and features really hitting. Just a classy and solid album.

I think the type of music where everything happens all at once and sounds coordinated will always have a special place in my heart. Whether its the energy or the pure emotion radiating through it, it just speaks to me. trinket is an album that does everything I am looking for perfectly.

Every song on this album is a wild ride, like absolutely insane. I don’t know what Slayyyter puts in this. The only way I can describe this is by saying that it sounds like the background music when the villain walks in during a movie. Its got that type of energy to it where you know stuff is happening.

This album HAS been a long time coming from Kanye. Although it still feels a little underbaked and rushed, it is far better than anything he made during the Vultures Era. On top of that, songs like MAMA’S FAVORITE or BULLY really feel like Kanye tapping back in to some of his best work.

Some really cool highlights, but pretty basic all around.

This might be one of the best produced hip-hop albums of the 2020s.

I always felt like James Blake was on the verge of an incredible album, and this is basically exactly what I imagined. The production is incredible, his vocals are incredible, the features are incredible, this album is incredible

Definitely repetitive, but Bruno Mars voice can literally never get old. The latin influences are covered across this album, and most songs are smooth and clean. Its a really fun listen, but the similar songs make me lose the plot.

Probably the best Brent Faiyaz project I have listened to (I haven't listened to most of them tbf). Its really smooth (as expected), but its also much more varied and flavored in its choices than some of his previous projects.

This whole album feels more complete than By The Time I Get To Phoenix. The group still has those aspects of abstract hip-hop with the odd production and flows, but it sounds much less disjointed. Although I am not the biggest fan of the first half of this album, the second really sells the vision with its eclectic, electronic, and spacey beats.

Favorites: And I Dance, Zig Zag, GGG

J Cole is a very interesting artist because it is never clear to anyone exactly what his appeal is. His lyrical ability is good, but definitely not the best ever. His flows are smooth and clean, and his production is always very predictable. I think with this album I have finally pinned it down. Its that his music doesn’t feel like it needs a high barrier to entry.

With some artists, especially the more “pretentious” ones, it is difficult to listen to, more so for someone ... read more

Joji basically took three song types, changed up the formula just a bit on each one to make them sound distinct and then put them all into one album. When it hits, it hits hard, but sometimes it just feels like filler noise. This is lacking of the pure emotion that some of Joji’s other songs felt grounded on. Still, the album is pretty good with no major flaws.

accordion’s remorse is so heavenly 🥹

The title of the album completely makes sense when you listen to it. The disconnected-ness and the silence sprinkled throughout each song encapsulates what COVID felt like for everyone.

Could use a bit of condensing, but a super fun listen nonetheless.

Its longer than I would’ve preferred, but these songs are super cool. Mr. Brightside is the obvious standout, but some of the other tracks are really unique as well. Everything Will Be Alright is spacey and atmospheric, and although it might not fit into the album, I really enjoyed the muffled delivery and production.