delivered on the 5 year wait. after sitting with it for several months now, it has grown on me a lot. travis is unrivalled in building such a dark, haunting & psychedelic soundscape that fully immerses you in the world he's making. not many weak points on the album, though topia twins & k-pop feel very out of place in the tracklist. one is a generic trap song which doesn't really compliment the dark soundscape travis is making over the whole album, and the other feels like a desperate ... read more
so many iconic hooks & catchy instrumentals. drake's confidence and charisma is infectious from front to back. there are a couple of dull moments on the record but they're not bad enough to seriously ruin my enjoyment. this has grown to become one of my favourite pop rap projects of all time which feels weird to say out loud.
i was very late to the party on this one but after dozens of listens, this album has cemented itself as one of my personal favourite hip-hop albums of all time and comes about as close to perfection as you can. better than low end theory in my books. rip phife dawg.
gorgeous instrumentals, hilarious one-liners, well placed features & some of hip-hop's greatest tracks (jesus walks, two words, through the wire & last call to name a few). such a unique & memorable album experience, especially with all of the skits. kanye at his absolute greatest.