BeatDavidson

Peaceful, pretty, warm, nostalgic and full.

I think everyone is being a little hard on Drake here, to be honest. This is who he is, who he has always been. This is Drake doing Drake things, entering the denouement of a dominant career -- find me one rapper who remains at the top of their game for more than 5 albums? It would have been surprising for Drake to come through with something new & interesting this late in the game, with this his 6th studio LP (not to mention his 3 EPs & 6 mixtapes) in 13 years.

Lyrically, he is ... read more

Definitely one of the more unexpected directions from Tyler, but I suppose we should expect nothing less at this point. CMIUGL sees Tyler slide back into each of his personas kaleidoscopically, bouncing from his dreamy R&B-leaning Flower Boy sound, the pop weirdness of IGOR, and heavy into the abrasive rap of the Goblin-era, to mixed results.

I know his albums are always a bit of a mix, which really is the beauty of Tyler's creations, but this one specifically feels a bit more, maybe, ... read more

I wasn't ready for the hyper genre-bending, hyper referential beast that is Smiling With No Teeth. That Neo-Soul tag, throw it out the window.

Owusu blasts out of the gate with a poppy Death Grips-y track ("On The Move!"), then proceeds to pummel you with cocktail of the following soundalikes: a Gorillaz-indebted burner ("The Other Black Dog"); a Goldlink-flow ("Waitin' On Ya"), a chiptuney 'Dancing In The Dark' by way of Young Fathers ("Drown"), House ... read more