Prostitute - Attempted Martyr
80

Horrific and very epic

heavensouls - westside trapped
75

Heavensouls’ sound collage/ambient sensibilities work really well against the Nigerian sounds he’s using, but his pacing turns these albums into black holes

afrosurrealist - BUYBRITISH
65

A little too much of this is a bit bland and unoriginal, but this is otherwise a pretty great rap album

Art School Girlfriend - Lean In
70

Very pretty, very texturally and rhythmically exiting at some points, but not quite often enough

80

When this first came out I wasn’t completely sold, but I really appreciate the more nuanced touches that make this a really brutal but welcoming and vulnerable rage album

The Streets - Original Pirate Material
80

You couldn’t really pack any more personality into an album if you tried

Kanye West - BULLY
35

…whatever. This is kind of a two steps back, one step forward situation. Bully doesn’t feel like an album made by someone inhibited by drug and family problems, but it’s definitely not by someone with a good work ethic and any motivation to make something good

Bladee - Gluee
75

Some proper cloud rap classics, and some other songs that would otherwise be lost to time

underscores - U
90

03/26 - Pretty solid, maybe a grower, not quite the quality of the singles

Updated wow this grew on me, the singles are probably still the best three songs on the album, and it’s got some pretty bad sequencing, but April’s pop chops are undeniable

Westside Cowboy - So Much Country 'Till We Get There
70

Good stuff looking forward to a longer experience

Nettspend - early life crisis
75

Nettspend is just as dynamic and expressive as usual, and manages to cut down on bloat. Great album definitely growing on me more and more

slayr - Half Blood (BloodLuxe)
70

I'm not one of those assholes who's going to say "this is how rage SHOULD be done 🤓☝️", but Nerd Rage is a beautiful innovation thank you slayr

Baby Keem - Ca$ino
65

Keem still fails to consistently utilise his best attributes, but he does a better job cutting the bloat here. Not that impressed but I had a good time.

Percatric - SwagVault
60

Sitting my white ass down and listening 🤔😊

skaiwater - wonderful
25

Che but with really shitty mixing and tacky interludes

2hollis - star
65

The songwriting and sequencing make this a pretty bland time, not helped by Hollis signature “plank of wood” personality, but I’m so partial to this exact style of edm that I still have a good time. There’s some pretty great stuff on here and nothing that offensive at all

Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue
45

So so boring- all the character that Keem had on his earlier work is gone here, and the higher production value does nothing but make his simpler production style seem amateurish and clunky. Kendrick seems to understand the vibe but everyone else, especially Keem play it so straight-faced to the point of being agonisingly melodramatic and self-important.

Baby Keem - DIE FOR MY BITCH
65

Pretty great debut-ish mixtape- lots of unique and charismatic rapping all over and an impressively cohesive (if very very 2019) sound across the tape. There are a couple standout songs here, for great hooks, beats or verses, but there’s also some pretty shit stuff too

friends& - folx
70

(Review of 1/4) some very fun glitchy pop stuff- structurally a little confusing but a good time throughout. Not really pushing any boundaries but still fresh

100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
95

Every pivot here is (in retrospect) a complete no-brainer, and these guys nail it basically every time. There are moments where I think the internet diy charm is polished off, but this is a pretty awesome follow up.

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