I forgot to rate this when it came out so here goes - this is trash. Kinda sucks because I got some moderate enjoyment out of Die Lit.

J.Cole on tired trap beats?
"Yeah, you can keep that." - Joe Rogan

Unremarkable trap album. There were times when I had to check the tracklist to see if a song featured Young Thug, but it was just Roddy biting his flow.

"99% of bitches be thotting."
Incredibly silly lyrics with a decent beat here and there.

Never a good thing when you can't wait for an album to end. I didn't mind the vocals on previous Tame Impala albums because they were backed by some damn good instrumentals, but here I found myself hating every minute he was singing.

I should have seen this coming. I enjoyed his previous mixtape but I guess it was too much to expect this to match or outperform his breakout project. You'll be hard-pressed to find any differences between the majority of songs here.

Uninteresting lyrics, an uninteresting vocal performance, and uninteresting song subject matters combine to make a forgettable album. And what's with the gratuitous use of "fuck" in modern pop music?

Let's get this out of the way - the Ed Sheeran song is awful. But what really sinks this ship is the outdated, early 2000s production. Eminem says nothing interesting but so do many other rappers; however, unlike say an early Rick Ross album, there are no good beats to distract you from the silly lyrics. It's also way too long.

Embarrassing effort.

I spent the whole album waiting for that moment that would make me say "Aha! Now I get why people were so into this this!" but that moment never came.

Idiocy backed by good production.
"Does your mama know you a bitch? How could she not know you a bitch because she a bitch?"
I miss C. Delores Tucker.

I don't get it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Fantano got this one right - Dave's flow and most of the beats are a bit humdrum. And as for the album's subject matter: I get that some of this stuff might seem profound from a 20 year old's perspective, but it mostly left me thinking, "Oh, this overdone subject again."
Dave has potential and I hope that a little more life experience will allow him to incorporate some subtlety into his work.

I was intrigued after reading a Guardian article where they were interviewed about their gender identity and its influence on their music. Even though gender and identity are supposed to be the drawcard here, the issue of masculinity is subjected to the usual and now mostly boring treatment. Songs like Man To Man cover the well-worn topic of men and emotional openness, an issue that I suspect will be with us for decades to come despite the best efforts of feminists and their allies. Don't get ... read more

It's meh, just meh. I listened to the whole thing and not one song stuck in my head, it all just meshes together into a forgettable experience.

So many over the top threats of violence it reminded me of Mobb Deep's earlier stuff. Lines like "so many bullets set your whole house on fire" are delivered over sparse, grimey beats and it's just a joy to listen to this type of hip hop again after a decade of codeine inspired mumble rap. I know that some people have derided Eminem's feature but it's largely inoffensive, just the usual juvenile shots taken at people who won't fight back.

An uninteresting attempt at throwback acid jazz. I think it would be more rewarding to go back and listen to a Jamiroquai greatest hits compilation.

Edit: Yeah, no, nevermind, Jamiroquai's music hasn't aged well.

Who would have thought that Future would be the best thing about an FKA twigs project? Anyway, this was not an interesting album and that's all I have to say.

I think the fact that I didn't understand a word of what she said made this album that much more better. I get a sense of longing from this album, but I also sense that there's celebration in it (of life maybe). Awesome stuff.

Wale seems like a good guy so I'm always deeply disappointed when he drops a mediocre project. It feels like one of his biggest problems is his inability to carefully curate his albums. If he'd cut this down to 30 minutes and gone for the more soulful stuff over the tired trap efforts, then this might have been a much stronger project.

Postscript: I felt embarrassed for 35 years old Wale making a strip club song with Megan Thee Stallion.