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Chief Keef - Finally Rich
Chief Keef
Finally Rich
2012 • LP
87
Jun 2
Ballout - Been Ballin
Ballout
Been Ballin
2013 • Single
100
May 29
Corbin - Leaving
Spooky Black
Leaving
2014 • EP
82
May 29
heavensouls - westside trapped
heavensouls
westside trapped
2026 • LP
89
May 24
Gao the Arsonist - DEGENERATE
Gao the Arsonist
DEGENERATE
2026 • Mixtape
88
May 24
Ghais Guevara - Goyard Ibn Said
Ghais Guevara
Goyard Ibn Said
2025 • LP
80
May 23
Racing Mount Pleasant - Your New Place
Racing Mount Pleasant
Your New Place
2025 • Single
100
May 13
Lil Ugly Mane - UNEVEN COMPROMISE
Lil Ugly Mane
UNEVEN COMPROMISE
2012 • EP
79
May 11

Recent Reviews

Ballout - Been Ballin
100

one of the keystone singles of drill's prime. ballout is one of the most underrated of his era, easily.

Corbin - Leaving
82

you had to be there.

greaf shines, as he always has. one of the most important producers of the 2010's. corbin's tenor is smoother than silk. one of the more influential, defining projects of the soundcloud era.

heavensouls - westside trapped
89

a terrific plunderphonics/sound collage record with a huge emphasis on world music, jazz, and afrobeat. one of my favorites of the year.

Gao the Arsonist - DEGENERATE
88

first british rapper that isn't terrible.

no but really, unironically, a fantastic noise rap project. angry, ugly, harsh, loud, and still so much going on musically. the sampling is out of this world, i actually love how buried the vocal is under all the grit and noise. when it finally shines through in quieter moments, it's like a little treat. i love the jamaican influence as well.

it's a very short mixtape but i now have a new artist to binge.

Ghais Guevara - BlackBolshevik
100

one of the very best mixtapes released since the primes of gucci and weezy. ghais is a generational talent on both sides of the track. a generational producer, writer, and rapper. sure, you can argue i only love this record so much because i agree with his politics and understand the references. fine. shit hits though. the bars and references within come flying at your fucking face so fast it's hard to keep up, thank god white folks are keeping Genius up to date.

that said, i don't ... read more


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