CeaTeeReviews

1.  CLOUDS

Clouds is the second single to drop before the tape released. This is the track where I knew this tape was going to be something special. This is an  extremely cinematic opener. It's the way that his flow starts as a whisper that builds into a more and more intense rage as the track goes on. It's not just his delivery, it's this amazing production that builds from start to finish too. There's so much power being thrown around in such a delicate way here. The ... read more

Vocals A
Flows/Delivery A
Beats/production B+
Content B-
Creativity B
Replay Value A
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When I first heard Future Nostalgia, I regrettably chalked it off as just a generic radio pop album designed for soccer moms. I reviewed it positively but the more I heard it the more it actually grew on me. I totally get it now. Her powerful voice blended with catchy disco beats are addictive. The album ended up taking my #15 spot in my best of 2020 albums list.
Now Dua has decided to release an ... read more

Lyicism A
Beats/production A-
Flows/Delivery A
Content B-
Creativity A+
Replay Value A+
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It doesn't get much more classic than Paid In Full. If you know anything at all about old school lyricists who paved the way, you've heard of this album.
This album is packed full of forever classic hits. In 1987 it was unheard of to be using these complex, internationally rhyming syllable ryhme schemes that Rakim uses here. From the very first track , "Ain't No Joke", you're getting bars ... read more

Lyicism B-
Beats/production B-
Flows/Delivery B+
Content B
Creativity C+
Replay Value C+
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I was pretty much first introduced to Slowthai just a couple years ago when he dropped "Nothing Great About Britain" in 2019. I thought it was a great UK grime album. It didn't blow me away like it did for a lot of people, but it was enough for me to keep tabs on him for his next project. So here we are.
The album starts off a little slow with most of the weaker tracks being on the first ... read more