Flores

Jane going back into a pop direction with her aesthetics from Census Designated works to a remarkable degree. That drill beat with the post-rock/shoegaze chords in the back scratched my brain in all the right ways. Dream Sequence, to me, feels like a true fan-service song. It give off a perfect mix of Frailty and Census Designated which is something I would love to see more of. She really is the goat.

The Death of Slim Shady is an interesting concept that fell short on its execution.

To sum it up, Eminem is back in his Slim Shady character with the goal of being as controversial as possible. A lot of the songs have lyrics that commentate on cancel culture (mainly on how "everyone" wants to cancel him) and Slim's views on various topics such as the R-Word, fat people, transgender people (Caitlyn Jenner in particular), and little people. Also, Eminem includes wordplay that ... read more

I would love to do an in-depth review of this album. For now though, I'll talk about it briefly. I love how this is a Black Metal album yet the bright pink album cover matches the sound so well. Every song is so memorable and cathartic and the whole album listen is nothing short of satisfying. The screaming is so buried but adds so much. It's unintelligible but I think that's what makes it so great. It doesn't even matter what he's saying but the way he's saying ... read more

Didn't rate so I didn't double up on scrapyard for my 2024 favs section.

These songs are everything I ever wanted in a Quad project and I NEED A NEW, FULL RAP ALBUM FROM HIM IN THIS STYLE IMMEDIATELY.

In my original review from all the way back when this tape fully released, I talked about how the rapping tracks are my favorite and that still holds true. In fact, WAY TOO MANY FRIENDS, the most "hip-hop song" on the entire tape, rose to be one of the songs I love the most ... read more