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From what I can tell, this will go down as McKinley's best work for at least a good decade. So let's break it down....
"Magic, Alive" is rapper McKinley Dixon's third album in a trilogy that has growed in popularity since 2021's "For My Mama and Anyone That Look Like Her". If you had not heard of this guy until the insanely AOTY-prolific rollout, I wouldn't blame you. He is a great rapper, but he isn't exactly mainstream.
Now let's get ... read more
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This one grew on me. Obviously the songwriting is great, but the electronics almost make this feel like a shoegaze song. It was boring to me on first listen, but now I love it. I assume that is what will happen with Fantano, cause he put it in meh.
I used to be a TØP fan and stopped because Clancy and Scaled And Icy didn't hit. This song hits. The performance is very passionate, the electronics go hard, the hook is solid, and the instrumental is vibrant. Honestly can't complain about any of this, I fucking love this track.
Let me start off by saying I am a huge Little Simz fan. I have SIMBI on Vinyl and think "Grey Area" is probably even better than that one. Since "NO THANK YOU" was SIMBI b-sides, this is her first proper album since blowing up into the most popular modern underground rapper currently.
This album is a reflection on the fame and status. I can't stress enough that you need to hear her 2019 and 2021 albums first to understand this. "Grey Area" is even refrenced ... read more
On AmateurCritic, this is one that I started a track-by-track but never finished. I listened to this while walking around a farmers market in the winter time. I ended up listening to it 3 times in a row.
This is the album I have since put on when I just feel like listening to something purely fun. I have chosen it over some of my favorite "fun" albums.
Is this an objectively perfect album? No. Is this thing pretty close to perfect to me? Yes. I really think this rivals some of the ... read more
This album is a story of luck in underground hip-hop.
With no previous releases to lean on, John Michel blew up via TikTok from this album. Don't get me wrong, he still isn't huge, but he has a big headstart to occupying a space that rappers like Billy Woods and Boldy James have in the past few years.
I see this album as a concept about addiction. Allow me to explain on this take. I think the first half with songs like "Don't Save Me" and "Egotrip" showcase ... read more
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Rating system: Songs lower than 80 (skips) will be discounted by how much of the album it is. For example, Pastel Blues has 9 songs and I find the intro to be mid so I divide 100 by 9 and subtract that from 100 (89). Songs above 80 will be rated as usual.
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Rating system: Songs lower than 80 (skips) will be discounted by how much of the album it is. For example, Pastel Blues has 9 songs and I find the intro to be mid so I divide 100 by 9 and subtract that from 100 (89). Songs above 80 will be rated as usual.
Favorite Artists=Ones I want to get into
As always, follow me and I follow back (on this account)
10 Followers=A Moon Shaped Pool Review
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