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I am finally making my return to reviewing and am back from a very busy summer. I have been very busy with my music listening however have not been able to review it. I listened to many many full discographies and enjoyed basically all of them. That includes: Big L, clipping., Freddie Gibbs, Future, Ice Cube, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, Rakim, SZA, Vince Staples, Baby Keem, Big Pun, Danny Brown, Death Grips, Dr. Dre, Injury Reserve, JPEGMAFIA, Loyle Carner, Mach-Hommy, The Crane Wives, Ab-Soul, ... read more

Not Really anything too crazy from Future here, some hits and great tracks but nothing really as amazing off anything from his earlier projects. While I do like a lot of these tracks, I do think this LP does suffer from being so long and really just a bit repetitive. Otherwise it was a fine listen, somewhat forgettable for a Future project, but good.

While it can get an 100 off of its pure ground breaking nature and influence, I do have to bring it into a 2020's modern day perspective.

First, Eric B.'s production is actually really quite solid on this LP. While I do find some beats to fall a bit flat and feel slightly 1D, for the equipment that they had back then, and his incredible use of turntablism, I really highly regard it. You can definitely see the influence it had on the producers that came after.

When it comes to ... read more

Lil Wayne Discography Reviews #1

Finally starting this behemoth of a discography with Tha Block Is Hot. This is Lil Wayne's debut LP and for it being his debut, you can really hear his influence from the acts of JAY-Z, 2pac, C-Murder, 8Ball, etc. Wayne's flow is really quite extraordinary for such a young release.

While I did not really love this listen, It definitely had some stand out moments. Tracks like Tha Block Is Hot, Fuck tha World, Loud Pipes, and High Beamin', do ... read more