Groovy. DJ Drama's hype didn't ruin any of the tracks. It amplified the purpose of them.
Childish Gambino swerved off into an amazing path of soul, funk, and all of this with very little rap. His decision to make this intrigues me. It indeed was an incredible decision to make this.
Classic. Makes me emotional every time I look back at early 2010 era Kid Cudi. So much has changed.
Favorites: My World, Pursuit of Happiness, Soundtrack 2 My Life
An underrated, updated, and absolutely stunning sequel to the well-known Alpha.
MF DOOM's easily recognizable, thoughtful lyricism and Madlib's sampling and rhythmic production make for one of the best rap albums of the 2000's and even the 2010's.
Bladee collabs with dance producer Mechatok and solidifies the sound that Bladee is unique for. I'm definitely interested in hearing more of Mechatok's material, I like the mixing on this record for sure.
Best: Intro, Rainbow, Sun, God, You, Into One
Meh: Drama
Worst: Grace
Kid Cudi veers from his usual, therapeutic style, and tests the waters with more up-to-date sounds of current day hip-hop. But I will definitely give the producer this one, I like the galactic and atmospheric feel to this album. Kid Cudi also moves away from his usual storytelling method of rap, it feels like. Also, in some tracks, he used a bit too much autotune, in my opinion. As a Cudi fan, I think this is a very awesome third installment to the MOTM trilogy, albeit it isn't the strongest of ... read more
VOBBB gives us clipping. at their most catchiest, fluent state yet. The collaborations, as always, are very unique and perfectly fit the song.
Best OAT: Pain Everyday
Best: Intro, Say the Name, '96 Neve Campbell, Something Underneath, Make Them Dead, She Bad, Pain Everyday, Check the Lock, Looking Like Meat, Eaten Alive, Enlacing, Body for the Pile
Meh (but still good): Secret Piece
Worst: (None)
This is probably the most eccentric Lil B mixtape I've heard [so far]. The very auspicious, synth-packed quasi-tone deafness and minimal lyrical necessity and flow makes this album a small voice in the world of innovation that deserves to be heard more. I like this more viscerally than anything, to be fair. He ends up experimenting with different types of uptempo music (uptempo pop, dance, and much more). Very interesting listen, I recommend it to people whom appreciate slight genre-bending ... read more
SaINt JHN catches my attention on "Collection One", an LP with summertime-esque, rich production with middling, drone-like vocals. Though lyricism can approve, I like the output thus far. When I grow up, I bet this would be a trap rap classic LP for me, honestly. I am and we as a community are sincerely glad that SAINt JHN is rising to fame, one song, one album at a time (and even collating with others including Kanye West, 6LACK, Lil Uzi Vert, Future, etc.) Also, I pick up the notion ... read more
Let me be real with you... the ScHoolboy Q collab track was unbelievably functional and it's a banger. I can't wait to hear more of Gorillaz's output.
By far the most chaotic Death Grips effort to be published (well, this one isn't on music streaming services). I see this as a more unrhythmic, chaotic step-up version of "Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber) EP".
The most abstract and unique LP from one of the least publicly commended rappers of our time. The "yelping flow" and the quasi-grainy production is all it takes for Danny Brown to make one of the most groundbreaking rap albums of the 2010's. Lyricism is evidently the strongest link of "Atrocity Exhibition".
This LP ultimately showcases "clipping." at all three members's peaks: the ambient-noise production fitting with the open and atmospheric, interstellar themed production bring Jonathan Snipes and William Hutson even closer together as a team with Daveed Diggs, the rapper who has found storytelling to be his strongest suit. The spooky album cover somewhat represents the tone of the album, and surprisingly, melodic tunes can be found on here. The entire storyline is told very well, and ... read more
At first listen, I really appreciated this album. I like a select few songs off of here, for they have a nice pop feel to them. Lewis can use some improvement with more lyric versatility. The instrumentation is good, it's up to Lewis to take lyricism in any direction he chooses.
Logic discards his unique rapping style and versatility to make a jab at a run-of-the-mill hip-hop project.
Who would've thought a two hour record could hold such endearing material, and would end up being both Swans's most popular piece of work along with their best (opinionated) by far? This record is something that listeners want to hear from post-rock. Long songs displaying villainy, deep-rooted concepts that have genuine meaning that is more difficult to interpret upon first listen, and repetitive instrumentation that sounds very clear: these are the things successfully fulfilled on this LP.
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