My favorite new artist that I’ve found this year is Jensen McRae. I’ve loved every song she has put out, and I’ve even loved the unreleased ones shes previewed online. With news of her album coming soon and this being previewed on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music show, her career looks like it is about to get even more exciting and I’m very excited. And while this isn’t her best song, I still love it.

Between the simple yet well executed production, the vocal ... read more

This is only the second King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard album I’ve heard, but it’s my favorite one so far.

My introduction to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard was their KG album. While I was certainly impressed by that album and it’s shifting sounds, I didn’t necessarily like it all that much and didn’t find myself wanting to return to it. I was worried that this would be a continuation, and while sonically it kinda is, I see this as a noticeable ... read more

Edit: this grew on me even more. 80 to an 85.

I was worried about this being a posthumous Pop Smoke song for a movie, but this is HARD AF. Why wasn’t this on his posthumous album?

This isn’t anything unique or that he’s never done before, but it’s a really well executed banger and sounds great. The beat hits really hard and Pop Smoke comes through with a great performance filled with energy. The hook is also pretty catchy and memorable. I think the beat is sometimes ... read more

I remember Aries from his YouTube, but I’ve never really gotten into his own music, and from the few things I’d heard I wasn’t really impressed. But this one surprised me, because it’s actually really good.

This is a really enjoyable track with a nice instrumental and a good performance from Aries. The hook is very catchy and his vocals sound pretty good. This song reminds me a lot of Post Malone and other artists in that lane, but that isn’t necessarily a bad ... read more

As my introduction to Kero Kero Bonito, I can say I’m incredibly impressed with this song.

I had heard great things about Kero Kero Bonito, but I had never actually heard anything from them. I figured that this was probably a good way to start. And holy FUCK is this great.

This is such a cute little song. It has some fantastic production and catchy vocal lines throughout. It’s ridiculously infectious and I just find myself wanting to play it over and over. This has me really ... read more

One of my favorite songs off Sin Miedo and I’m so glad it’s gaining traction and likely going to chart next week. Thank you Tik Tok lmao

Conflict Of Interest has some fantastic highlights and is solid all around, but it is just too long and has too many ok moments to reach it's full potential.

I had never really heard of Ghetts, but I saw the tracklist for the album and saw many prominent UK artists such as Skepta, Stormzy, Dave, Giggs, Pa Salieu, and even Ed Sheeran. This had me really intrigued, and while I did walk away with some great tracks, it just feels so long overall. Many songs on here just go on for too long and ... read more

JID's next album is really gonna be a classic huh.

JID is just on another level right now. I liked The Never Story a lot, and I loved DiCaprio 2, but my expectations for this next album are insane. Everything he has dropped so far is fire, and I've really seen improvements lyrically and more of a topical focus. The production is great, and this is one of JID's best lyrical performances. I'm not sure its one of his best songs songwriting wise, but it's just yet another quality single. JID has ... read more

I thought Smokepurpp had potential going forward, but now I'm not so sure.

What is this EP going for? What is the tone? What is the mood? What ties it all together?

This project is a mess with some ok production, but nothing else about it that is enjoyable. The mixing/mastering is shit on numerous songs, which makes no sense because you'd think he could afford some good engineers. It also barely feels like he is trying, and that's what is the most upsetting thing about this. it feels like ... read more

Whoopty isn't a bad song and is pretty catchy, but I never understood why it did as well as it did. And this project is essentially just 8 Whooptys.

Loyalty Over Royalty is devoid of anything interesting. It takes the drill formula and just repeats it over and over but without personality and presence. The production isn't bad but it's pretty standard for this sound, and the songs on here end up being incredibly generic. It's not necessarily the worst sounding thing I've heard, but it's so ... read more

Conway drops yet another quality release and continues to show why Griselda is one of the most exciting things in hip-hop currently.

One of my problems with Griselda in the past has been that they sometimes sacrifice quality over quantity, meaning that they drop so much material that its hard to really digest any of them and they don't end up being as great as they could be. And while Westside Gunn still continues to do this, Conway and Benny released two of my favorite hip-hop projects of ... read more

Probably my least favorite thing Jensen has put out because of the production, but even with how overproduced it is her talent and songwriting shines through. I’m so obsessed with her and can’t wait for her album.

This is boring. This is pointless. This is dumb. This is painful. This is terrible. This is bad.

The beat was decent I guess but there was almost no variation and it got old pretty quick. On top of that, Yachty put in no effort at all and was terrible on this track. There was no structure and nothing about the song makes me want to listen again. The Kodak feature was also trash and felt like he was just thrown in there. Yachty just continues to make low effort music that feels like he ... read more

Somebody in Fantano’s chat summed it up: “Eminem meets Imagine Dragons” lmao

This is the first NF song I’ve ever willingly listened to. Maybe I’ve heard his song in a store or something, but I've never purposefully listened to an NF track. I’ve seen a lot of hate for him but also praise so I was intrigued, but I’m thoroughly unimpressed.

The instrumental is pretty solid and I think this could have worked potentially, but NF is so corny it hurts. ... read more

Wow this single is boring and pointless. Not much more to say.

I love Mood, and I thought Coco was a solid single, so I was really hoping he could come through with another catchy and melodic track here. And while this is enjoyable, it’s probably the weakest of the three.

The main thing holding this back is the hook and the songwriting. It’s just not as sticky or memorable as his best tracks. It’s not bad, and I like the instrumental and a lot of what he does with it, but I don’t think it was single-worthy. If it was in the middle ... read more

I commend him for making a full rock album, but it honestly just doesn’t really work.

This isn't the worst thing i've ever heard at all, and I enjoyed it more than Pegasus, but It's just not good enough to be anything i'd ever return to. It feels like 14 of the same song a lot of the time, and there isn’t much variation. The songwriting and the production also just aren’t on the level they need to be to make this worth my time. It is listenable, and there are some ... read more

Its decent but I’m not seeing how he has almost 15 million monthly listeners. Actually I do: it’s safe af.

I only know of Pink Sweats because I saw him perform at a festival. I thought he had potential and talent, but when I listened to his music I wasn’t impressed. And this album continues that.

This album is not bad at all and is decent, but it’s ridiculously long and listening to the whole thing feels like it takes forever. It sounds nice but it’s incredibly ... read more

I haven’t seen the movie yet, but this album is actually pretty good.

It’s not the craziest album I’ve ever heard or anything, and you can kinda pick and choose what songs you like and skip the ones you don’t, but as a listening experience it’s actually pretty solid. This album started really strong and ends pretty strong, but the middle has too many forgettable songs for this to hit its full potential. With that being said, I liked almost every song, and if it ... read more

The definition of pointless. Boring instrumental (even if it’s decent), and forgettable performances from Lucki and Yachty.