Best of 2026

Recently Rated

Ari Lennox - Vacancy
Ari Lennox
Vacancy
2026 • LP
84
Jan 24
Doja Cat - Vie
Doja Cat
Vie
2025 • LP
90
Sep 26, 2025
Cardi B - Imaginary Playerz
Cardi B
Imaginary Playerz
2025 • Single
76
Aug 15, 2025
Portishead - Roseland NYC Live
Portishead
Roseland NYC Live
1998 • Live
100
Dec 2, 2024
FLO - Access All Areas
FLO
Access All Areas
2024 • LP
88
Nov 26, 2024
Summer Walker - Heart of a Woman
Summer Walker
Heart of a Woman
2024 • Single
95
Oct 25, 2024
Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal
Doechii
Alligator Bites Never Heal
2024 • Mixtape
95
Aug 30, 2024
Essosa - Essie's World
Essosa
Essie's World
2024 • EP
85
Aug 27, 2024
Tinashe - Quantum Baby
Tinashe
Quantum Baby
2024 • LP
90
Aug 16, 2024
Megan Thee Stallion
MEGAN
2024 • LP
80
Jun 28, 2024

Recent Reviews

Ari Lennox - Vacancy
84

I know I get trigger happy with 100s, but this rating feels right to me.

Let me start by saying I love love LOVE Ari Lennox’s voice and singing style. I think this album is a great preview to the peak of what she can do.

Ari’s voice is so distinct and textured but not prickly. My biggest critique for this album is the lyrics. Her voice, her timing, the vocal arrangements, the production… all of it is beautiful. But it’s not matching the ambiance of her voice. ... read more

Cardi B - Imaginary Playerz
76

People are going to harsh on the ratings with Cardi because of their feelings about her as a person. To each their own when it comes to subjective opinions.

However, Cardi sounds super confident, assured, yet smooth on this record. Lyrically, very funny one liners sprinkled throughout this, and her flows are the perfect amount of punchy.

Portishead - Roseland NYC Live
100

i listened to their first two albums before this and i can safely say this was an out of body experience. the songs sounded great on the albums, but this just really brings them to life. 10/10, no notes, thank you for creating

FLO - Access All Areas
88

This album grew on me after my first listen. This album does really good at setting the foundation for these girls. IMO, this album is the perfect mix of quality meeting quantity. They serve us up-tempos, sensual songs, trap/hip hop bangers, and even a rock outro... this just ate down. This album, as a whole, ends up feeling a bit bloated by the time you get to the end, but I can't imagine getting anything less than these songs. They all play an important part to the albums storytelling, ... read more


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