KIDS SEE GHOSTS turned 8 years old yesterday, which makes it the second album I coincidentally listened to the day after its anniversary, keeping up the streak started by Common's Be. I've seen a lot of discussion around this album ever since Fantano gave it a perfect 10, and while I don't hold it to as high as a standard I definitely understand where he's coming from.

This is the first and only collaborative effort between one of the most influential musicians of our time ... read more

how did kanye release a 9/10 album and his worst song currently on streaming in the span of like 3 months

I WANNA GET KINKY🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

"PLEASE GIBBS I NEED THIS!! MY HELL IS KINDA HOUSELESS..."

You should've seen the look on my face when I saw the Instagram leaks for this Deluxe version. I loved You Only Die 1nce already, especially its interludes and storyline, so I was really curious about the direction Freddie would take it. I mean...it's not a bad direction, but it kinda feels like he stopped halfway through.

Only counting the deluxe tracks as a separate mini-album, You Only Die 1nce (Deluxe) is a ... read more

What, you expected Vince Staples to FAIL at a genre switch-up? After the already incredible hip-hop projects he rushed to get out of his record deal? With the cultural impact and knowledge he has? Shame on you, man.

I honestly didn't expect too much out of Cry Baby. I tuned into Vince Staples again after being thoroughly disappointed by my first listen of Big Fish Theory (which I will come back to now that I get Vince's appeal a lot more), listening to Dark Times (review up soon, ... read more

this single song has done irreparable damage to the internet. gotta love it. fuck generative ai in music

64?? Rega ma che cazzo volevate di più...

Metto le mani avanti. Che cazzo di schifo la cover fatta con l'AI. Va concettualmente contro molti argomenti di cui parla e si lamenta Rancore in quest'album. Ma un album rap italiano così completo, ben scritto e versatile dove cazzo lo trovi nel 2026??
TAREK DA COLORARE è un barattolino di pillole difficili da ingoiare, in cui Rancore è meno incazzato del solito ma comunque bello frustrato, abbastanza da mantenere ... read more

Boh...non so se sentirmi deluso considerando che già Hellvisback non mi abbia detto un granché, ma dopo il successone di RANCH mi aspettavo forse qualcosina di più...Salmo.

Se non per CRACKERS, le sole 3 tracce nuove di quest'edizione speciale dell'album che fatto volare Salmo in cima alle classifiche sono tutti pezzi un po' inutili. ECLISSI è un tentativo sì riuscito ma troppo poco incazzato e troppo pop perché lo associ ad Hellvisback, ... read more

I mean...it's Freddie Gibbs. Not much else to add.

3 great songs that make me incredibly hyped for whatever Freddie has in the works for his next record. Very similar to his previous solo record stylistically, RBT is a forgettable collection of tracks, but still worth a listen. The production is great, I especially loved the sample flip on Axxtion, and the flows...I mean, it's Freddie Gibbs. Has Freddie Gibbs ever had a disappointing flow on any track?
The lyricism is his usual ... read more

Common's Be is, as to be expected, a very intriguing experience with a very specific message: keep striving to live life at the fullest and be yourself.

Although the Kanye and J Dilla production all over this record definitely play a part in how iconic its soulful sound has become throughout the years, making the album a cult classic amongst dedicated hip-hop fans, Be wouldn't be Be without Common's enthusiasthic, charming flows. We see him discuss all these different topics, ... read more

Hellvisback, l'album più acclamato del rapper italiano che mi ha lasciato a bocca aperta. Dopo aver adorato RANCH e vari estratti di CVLT (nonostante il pessimo deluxe), in quanto fan del rap rock sperimentale di artisti come JPEGMAFIA non potevo tralasciare quest'album.

Che dire, per la scena italiana Hellvisback è stato rivoluzionario. Ha portato alla luce un sottogenere prima trattato in modo molto marginale, nonché vari elementi trap. Penso però che ... read more

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

If you told me I'd be rating this album higher than the average AOTY score one year ago I'd tell you to fuck off. Whatever Fantano said about this album not being likely to convert anyone? Scratch that, this album definitely converted me.

I remember listening to Some Rap Songs by Earl around a few months ago, I think it was September '25. I thought that album was gut-wrenchingly boring, and I frankly still ... read more

holy experimental yap

JPEGMAFIA's EXPERIMENTAL RAP isn't nearly as EXPERIMENTAL or RAP as it is unapologetically JPEGMAFIA.
To think people were complaining when they heard babygirl because they thought this record would be another I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU...I wish. We'd be lucky to ever get something so heartfelt from Peggy ever again. The moment I saw 25 tracks with no features except for one Buzzy Lee chorus, I realized this wouldn't be like anything he had ever done ... read more

best explained in my ICEMAN "review":

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/fkrtrd48/album/1370239-iceman/

I change my mind.

I will not be listening to Iceman. I will not be finishing HABIBTI. I regret giving MAID OF HONOUR any praise.

After feeling absolutely empty by the halfway mark of HABIBTI, and seeing constant praise for these disgustingly hollow, generic, unfinished, sloppy, messy and uninspired releases, as well as the genuinely irredeemable lyricism worthy of an 8 year old on here, and also the incredibly hypocritical disses against people who haven't spoken to him in YEARS, ... read more

47->0
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/fkrtrd48/album/1370239-iceman/

[Old review:
ICEMAN TRILOGY REVIEWS
EPISODE #1: MID OF DISHONOUR

Yeah, not much honourable on here. MAID OF HONOUR is a great depiction of everything Drake is terrible at. With a few exceptions (Cheetah Print, Which One, Stuck), it serves as a reminder of Drake's ever-wallowing failure at any genre that isn't the most bland, least interesting trap music out there.

It's not as bad as people make it out ... read more

Woah, I did not remember liking this album as much on first listen. GO:OD AM is an outstanding spectacle of growth and groudedness, as we start to see a Mac Miller finding peace within his own problems.

Ignoring all the lines about the 27 club and his own death which quite frankly make me miss this man's music even more, GO:OD AM sees a bunch of introspective hip-hop tracks where it almost feels like Mac tries to tell us his discoveries in the twisted world he and we live in, almost like ... read more

Oh my God. I think I might have hit a new low with this one.

Before I start with the review (I really shouldn't even have to say this shit...fuck this slop) what Ye has done to the people and the culture with his terrible, over-the-top disrespectful, racist remarks is irreversible and shouldn't be allowed to ANYONE. I will never excuse his actions and you will never see me condone any of it.

VULTURES 2 is, sigh, an album that cannot be defended. It's sloppy, weirdly mixed, uses ... read more

(Faccio caso ora che è appena passato il primo anniversario di questo disco....vedi che tempismo)
69??? Seriamente??

Okay, son un fan nuovo del rap italiano, e ci credo sulla parola che la fanbase di Salmo sia fastidiosa allo sfinimento, ce la vedo tranquillamente. Ma arrivare a dare 69 a questa cazzo di perla?
RANCH è una roulette russa fatta ad album. Salmo da una canzone all'altra passa da incazzato nero a prendersela col mondo, a sottotono a cantare una canzone su ... read more

Odd how she isn't more well known.
On Fear of God, Penelope Scott delivers an unapologetically Gen Z 40-minute album, with a clear target audience and the means to catch its attention.

What does she mean by Fear of God? This album isn't about God, or religion at all. In fact, it's about the people: not just her, but the entire world that surrounds her. She discusses how people perceive her as an internet artist from the 2000's and how it makes her feel on songs like Y2KBaby ... read more

The Boy who cried Terrified ., finally got around to it. I'm usually not a big fan of this experimental UK underground scene, but this EP?
Yeah, it's super alright. What do I mean by super alright?

It's alright in a great way though. It isn't alright because it goes for already well known tropes and sees decent to good success, like a lot of other "alright" records I've listened to.
It's alright in the way it tries so hard to something different, and ... read more