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How broke is Kenny??

Well it must be a lot, because Pup Pack: 3rd Shift is another amazing EP from Kenny Mason. In the preceding months to this release, Kenny released both Pup Pack 1st and 2nd Shifts. I quite enjoyed the 1st Shift, as it was the first release from Kenny in quite some time, and had significant quality throughout. It wasn’t anything groundbreaking, but it was solid for what it was. But I was less fond of the 2nd Shift, as it both featured Kenny making poor attempts at ... read more

Wtf is going on in Kansas City?

It was really hard to come up with an intro for this project, just because of the randomness of it. Junko Warui really dropped one album, a few singles, and then disappeared. And obviously I know that they have kinda switched to doing other things, like how they are somehow tied to the group Fairy Type and the artist Ball Of Yarn? I don’t really know how, because there is VERY little info on this person from what I could find, but I highlight the mystery ... read more

This project is just 2016.

It has been a LONG time since I’m Up has dropped, and over those many years, this project hasn’t aged perfectly. And yes, it is incredibly difficult for any artist to create something that 10+ years later is still relevant in our ever-changing zeitgeist. But in all honesty, Thug has had better releases before and after this 2016 mixtape. Barter 6, a mixtape released 10 months prior to I’m Up, is a perfect example. On that project, Thug is able to ... read more

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Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it. I hope you all got whatever you wanted. If this is just another random day for you, it shouldn’t be because 5 years ago, Playboi Carti dropped Whole Lotta Red! Now I understand why this is a national holiday. But looking back on it, Whole Lotta Red was the start of something new in rap. To coincide with the turning of the ... read more

We’re getting into the Christmas spirit with this one.

Happy Christmas Eve everyone. Hope you’re having a great time doing whatever people usually do today, no matter what your plans for tomorrow are. Luckily for you guys and unfortunately for my sanity, I decided to get into the Christmas spirit with one of the greatest musicians that also happens to deliver presents: East Atlanta Santa. And this year, East Atlanta Santa decided to give me an early Christmas present, the LP The ... read more

Mr. Mason we couldn’t put in any more effort?

I don’t have much to say about this deluxe. On one hand, the songs added are some of the best on the entire project. Back Home is probably better than anything on the base project, and 100 or Nun is probably top 3-4. But on the other hand, none of these tracks fit the night out theme that I think was done extremely well on the base version of 6. These are also all the tracks that were already on the EP 3, which considering that 6 is the ... read more

I love Edwin Green <3

Kenny Mason is sooooo good (no freak shit). This man has one of the best trackings for a new artist, and his EP 6 (likely a sequel to 3) continues this streak. The project feels like a night out, with multifaceted tracks that cover a wide range of ideas from the theme. The opening track DARKSIDE is amazing. The production is crazy haunting, especially with the distortion added. With that being said, Kenny does not let the beat carry, giving a great verse that fits ... read more

-_-

What happened?! A few weeks ago, Kenny Mason dropped his first project in a year, and I loved it. Pup Pack: 1st Shift was, like I said in my review, everything you could want from a Kenny project: quality rapping, switching between high energy and more laid back tracks, plus having a rock style track. Pup Pack: 1st Shift really was a great return. But unfortunately, Mr. Mason needs more money. I can respect the grind, but just like any 9-5, things get boring quick. Pup Pack: 2nd Shift ... read more

Wow even Central Cee is trying to be Yeat (it’s a joke please don’t stab me).

It’s rare that some random motherfuck is able to become this successful after such a short amount of time, but somehow, in some way, EsDeeKid was able to do that. In less than 2 years, EsDee made his first song (technically he had one back in 1938, my bad), dropped his first mixtape, and now is simultaneously getting more streams on his songs than well established artists are while being speculated ... read more

SoFaygo pleaseeee refund my 13 minutes.

To an extent, I can understand why someone likes any type of music. Even though I think Osamason makes music only decipherable by 4th dimension beings, I could still understand why a regular ass person might like it (“bring the demon out lil o!!!”). Even IceJJFish has redeemable qualities and excuses to explain why he’s bad. But this motherfucker SoFaygo has no excuses. Angelic 7 basically takes every complaint that people have for rap, ... read more

This guy seems pretty chill, idk why Joey had beef with him.

The Good, The Bad, The Dollar Store is an amazing project, no doubt in my mind. I first heard about Ray Vaughn through a video talking about his beef with Joey Bada$$. Naturally, I had no idea what a ‘Ray Vaughn’ was and why this guy was taking the GOAT’s last name (RIP King Von). To investigate, I decided to go back to his project released before the beef and MAN. I wasn’t ready for the pure quality of The ... read more

Mm..nah actually I’m good. You can keep the food.

Making a timeless album is incredibly hard. Not only do you need all your skills to be turned to 11 and be able to catch the music industry at the right time, but you also need to be able to make said project have a sound that will be able to stand the test of time. But having a timeless deluxe might be even harder. Most of the time, if an album is timeless, then it’s already has the perfect amount of tracks, and a deluxe only hurts ... read more

MY GOAT HAS RETURNED!!!

The wait is finally over! After what has felt like eons (it’s been a year) we finally got a new Kenny project that isn’t being gatekept off streaming! I’ve never wept tears of happiness harder than hearing Mr. Mason come back. And he did not disappoint. Pup Pack: 1st Shift caused me to relapse just so I could quit again to give this EP more praise. I’m that devoted to making everyone know this is peak. I don’t like to talk about the ... read more

Yeah baby, Thugger Thugger hungry, yes I’m hungry, Young Thugger got the mun-oh wrong song.

Anniversary editions of popular albums almost always feel gimmicky. These editions are usually released to celebrate an impressive amount of time since an album was released, which can be really cool. But usually, an anniversary reissue happens only after a significant amount of time has passed, and as such if an artist recorded new music for the new edition, it would sound drastically different ... read more

“Edible (w)rappers could beef up your next meal.”

MF DOOM is one of the greatest artists to ever touch a mic, no debate. And this album easily proves it. MM..FOOD is all about food, which already makes it interesting for me. But the real genius is how DOOM raps about his opinion on conscious topics through the metaphor of food. That focus on food even stretches out to the structure of the album. The first part of LP is themed around appetizers, and the third part is centered around ... read more

This should’ve been Tha Carter 6.

I stated in my Back from the Dead review that not all genre-pushing albums are always great. Young Thug makes me regret saying that. I’m not going to go too in depth with drama between Slime and Wayne that surrounded the lead-up to this mixtape, mostly because I don’t want any reason to hate Young Thug before 2025 (the phone calls made me repent for being a fan). But ignoring that beef, I think this mixtape greatly lived up to the hype. Thug ... read more

I didn’t realize Sosa was preaching religion. Glad he’s a religious ‘fein’, whatever that means.

Chief Keef is one of the most influential artists in rap, and that notion is cemented with this project. Back from the Dead is one of Sosa’s most famous mixtapes, and for good reason: this project singlehandedly brought drill to the mainstream. Without this project, not only would less people know who Chief Keef is, but also drill would not have reached the popularity ... read more

Do you think Ken was in his room sticking his tongue out for this cover? Freaky.

Yeah the succubi must’ve gotten to Ken. Teen X: Relapsed is not at all a bad EP. It’s an impressive feat that in less than one year, Ken was able to deliver us a project that improved on many aspects of the original Teen X. Objectively, this is a better project. But then why don’t I like it nearly as much as the original? Because it doesn’t sound authentic. The first Teen X, while ... read more

I think Ken needs his swag back after this

Seeing a popular artist’s roots and what their music used to sound like is incredibly interesting. But when that artist doesn’t even have a great album, maybe it’s better to keep this under wraps. Ken Carson might be that artist. At the time of writing this, A Great Chaos is his best project, no argument. But when that album is only a mid-6 (my opinion; please don’t place any alarm clocks that count down in my mailbox) his ... read more