a certified hood classic. bought the gold cover version from my local record store <3
veryyyy hit or miss, but mostly a miss. melanie keeps losing relevance and identity as an artist the further she distances herself from crybaby sadly. the production is there, but lyrically, vocally, she's just not that interesting anymore. crybaby wasn't even lyrically impressive, but the production, style, cohesiveness, and strong vocals were enough to catapult it into cult status amongst tumblr era icon status albums. portals was a production disaster. k-12 was just okay, but worse ... read more
sorry ive never been that big of a JR fan. this feels like the perfect culmination of the tiktok generation. it's just sample after sample for gen z to point at and go "did you hear that? did she really put this in here oh my godddd" like it's the equivalent of bro film fans saying omg he's just like me and it just being surface level analysis. that's all this is... surface level. maximalist? sure. "dariacore" is the logical evolution to brostep, but was ... read more
it's been 13 years... this album feels like a culmination of their best techniques and skill sets perfected. there is a strange pervasive liminality that permeates through the entire album even when it has its funky moments, you feel at peace and yet... unnerved? but.. you also want to bop your head to some of these tracks. but that liminality does not seem to leave the album. it's something that feel in the back of your soul. somethings not quite right here, but i love it and you ... read more