best song: holding
w: clearing, holding
L: made of metal
worst song: made of metal

I'm partial to chill relaxing music like this sometimes, I'm not sure if my first real listen being in terrible earphones out of a terrible speaker was enhancing or a detriment tbh and that's kind of interesting when you try to determine the quality. Regardless the tracks that were a bit less ambient were certainly my favorite but I was vibing enough throughout.

best song: requiem of blue
w: true & livin, the feeling, miles away, troubled water, requiem of blue, african dream, the american dream, the end
l:
worst song: you aint never been blue

ok so typically i put songs that are above 7.5 for me in the Ws but that would be almost the entire album so i upped the criteria to 9+

the only 'flaw' in this album for me is the sameness of Blu's flow in a lot of tracks(he does have a lot of variation still but maybe less than some of the ... read more

best song: cry to heaven
W: cry to heaven
L: abyss
worst song: abyss

the middle section of the album got a bit boring and repetetive for me, though i found the album generally enjoyable and liked the vocals and varied instrumentals. unfortunately the highs of the beginning didnt hold up throughout for me, though very consistent overall. not typically a genre i'd visit and i probably wont revisit this album but it was not bad at all.

best song: vititus
W: pigeonometry, aggressive steven, vititus
L:
worst song: 100 feet tall

interesting and varied beats, some good flows as well, though often returning to a similar style i didnt super vibe with(not bad tho), but the voice and mix was grating in a lot of places. for that reason I generally preferred tracks that had features, but otherwise a consistent album that was mostly enjoyable. tons of references and wordplay that is impossible to catch on first listen, so I imagine ... read more

best: like to complicate
W:
L: now its not the same, sick, im on my own
worst: im on my own

im not sure this specific genre is for me despite enjoying some music that is probably adjacent, though I think some of the best tracks here could be better if under specific influences or modifiers which I was unfortunately very sober. quite repetitive and just annoying distorted music in a lot of places, but still i didnt mind most of the tracks. vocals pretty irrelevant generally except the closing ... read more

best song: who dat boy
W: where this flower blooms, see you again, who dat boy, boredom, i aint got time, november, glitter
L: pothole
worst song: pothole

to me a very consistently good album aside from the jaden smith feature on pothole, which i otherwise would've liked, good flows good production great features, again aside from will's son

best song: pyramids
W: thinkin bout you, super rich kids, pyramids, lost, pink matter, forrest gump
L: sierra leone
worst song: sierra leone

generally pretty great production and just good music to listen to, the singing by frank isnt great at times, but the features on this album are great as well in my opinion though that could be biased a bit. a few less than stellar songs pulls this album down from where it could be but it was generally enjoyable.

best song: the ballad of Mike and Mica
W: killing time, death & romance, cry for me, angel on a satellite, the ballad of matt & mica
L: she looked like me!,
worst song: she looked like me!

definitely not much lyrical depth and the singing is kinda boring if you focus on it, but i found the music super interesting often, though annoying in others. comes with the territory I suppose. also lots of cool song transitions.

Best Song: no. 1 headband
W: mumble rap, cake, palaces, no. 1 headband, till eternity
L:
Worst Song: samurai

Section 85
Best: hiipower
W: fuck your ethnicity, hol' up, ADHD, chapter 6, ronald reagan era, poe mans dreams, rigamortus, hiipower
L: no makeup
Worst: no makeup

boring imo
W: Starburster,
L: Desire, Bug, Motorcycle Boy, Sundowner, Death Kink

GOOD: Sin Miedo, New Black History, Exmilitary