One of the most underrated hip-hop albums to drop this year. It’s upbeat & catchy, & displays Kenny Mason’s diversity as a rapper, in a similar way to Baby Keem for me. JID & Paris Texas features compliment his style incredibly well.
Jane Remover letting her chaotic production skills take center stage by mashing up & sampling hits across various genres. Feels like a punch of nostalgia.
The Unown radio frequency sample on GET UGLY blows my mind.
If you didn’t know Ed O’Brien was a part of Radiohead going into this, you’ll notice quickly by the atmosphere the instrumentals create. They’re gorgeous, ambient & blend with the mellow vocals to a point where you don’t even notice they’re there at times, but in a good way. There’s a noticeable y2k rock switch up on the track ‘Teachers’ which is a cool mix-up at the midway point of the project. Though this album is only 7 tracks, it ... read more
This builds upon the EP fakemink dropped earlier this year & dives deeper into the eerie “terrified” theme of the record. The production done by mink himself is upbeat & fits perfectly with his signature pitched up vocals. The sonic cohesion of the record allows for songs to blend into one another almost seamlessly at times. This does make it difficult for tracks to stand out from one another at times, but I can’t say it ever lost my attention. Some of the longer ... read more
A solid Bladee album. It doesn’t have the highs of Cold Visions for me, but the production’s still fun & I love the mythological themes.