AOTY 2023
BatkoRakdos

Bat'ko
(BatkoRakdos)

Massachusetts

Favorite Albums

Best of 2023

Recent Ratings

Pinned Review

MIKE - May God Bless Your Hustle
100
STOP SLEEPING ON THIS GODDAMN ALBUM!!

MIKE's contributions to the genre of abstract hip-hop and the sLUms movement are impossible to overstate. Nowhere is this more clear than on May God Bless Your Hustle.

This album is the blueprint for modern abstract hip-hop, the absolute gold standard from which the entire genre is derived. Filled with choppy, sample-filled production that MIKE simply floats over with beautifully intricate and personal lyricism and storytelling, this album is perfect. ... read more

Recent Reviews

Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes
82
Oh of course you losers don't like this.

Yeah, Gunn had yet to perfect his lyricism, but this is a serious improvement from his previous mixtape and the production goes absolutely crazy. Messhall Talk rated a 68?? I'm convinced we didn't listen to the same project. This shit is great, Gunn been dope.

Lil Ugly Mane - SPILL
87
NEW UGLY MANEEEE

Yeah these songs are great. I'm really loving this era of Ugly Mane.

Lil Wayne - I Am Not a Human Being II
35
Christ he really jumped the shark on the first song.

Yeah, to nobody's surprise, I don't like this project. Wayne's brand of punchline rap has never been particularly appealing to me but this album is especially egregious. At several points I had to pause the song to stop and ask myself what the fuck I just heard. The auto tune is fine, I guess, if a little dated. The features are alright. Wayne just really crapped all over this project.

D'mari Harris - active love
71
D'MARI PLEASE JUST DROP AN ALBUM ALREADY FUCK

This EP is great. It's a neat continuation of his style, but christ, three songs?? Stop blueballing me please. D'mari Harris is my favorite R&B act by a pretty big margin. I need a full-length project from him asap.

Pusha T - King Push - Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude
81
This is a super dope project from Pusha T. The production is nice and simple but Pusha's lyricism is a little bland at times.

Shoutbox

3d
stfu, im just writing shit
1mo
Id really appreciate a listen and rating/review for this ughh comp. Read the bandcamp description, it's a concept compilation for charity. Proceeds fund arts education in schools. Some features u should fw
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/777288-various-artists-fat-hippy-records-anniversary-compilation-vol-1.php
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/various-artists/fat-hippy-records-anniversary-compilation-vol-1/
1mo
Nobody ever talks here :(

About

Abstract hip-hop enjoyer from Massachusetts. Music doesn't have to sound good & the worst thing an album can be is boring. My rating system is purely vibes-based.

Rating Distribution

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80-89
 
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50-59
 
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