FatManMan

A lot of parts of this album seem to flip-flop between being a really interesting change of pace in the scope of MF DOOM's discography and being the most forgettable, which feels odd since DOOM has always been extremely consistent with both the quality of his output and his performance. He undoubtedly has a lot of memorable lines and verses on songs like the iconic Guv'nor and the very topically focused GMO and Winter Blues, but he sounds completely awkward on the beats that vary from ... read more

"I wet your girl's pussy on my keyboard, how you think I made Vital Nerve?"

Musically a lot better than pretty much everything he's put out after Donda, but that really isn't saying anything. It sort of feels like Ye is trying to execute a bunch of the same types of sounds he used to be so beloved for to prove he's still got it except it's a lot more uninteresting, unadventurous and unpolished. Almost every song that shows potential is kneecapped by a shoddy mix or ends before it goes anywhere. I didn't know you could even make CeeLo's ... read more

Not the worst beats ever, I guess? A good chunk of them are really generic but there are some highlights like the first 3 tracks, Plot Twist and the Conductor beat near the end. It just kind of sucks that a ton of songs have multiple beats that are not all equally good so the whole track gets diluted. It's an okay listen if you are not really paying attention, but that's a pretty bad metric to look at music by.

Drake is only a compelling musical figure on this album if you've ... read more