Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
100

A flawless run throughout. Beautifully crafted.

Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered.
70

It’s funny that Kendrick’s scraps are still really solid.

Frank Ocean - nostalgia,ULTRA.
70

Overall a good introduction to Frank Ocean.

A$AP Rocky - LIVE.LOVE.A$AP
80

Cloud rap essential

Charli xcx - BRAT
60

It’s kinda crazy how massive this album and its image blew up last year with the cultural movement the “brat summer” became. My problem with this album is definitely that it’s not insanely interesting to me and just felt like a regular Pop release of that year. I know some will say that I’m hating just because it’s popular but I remember sitting down when this record came out (way before brat summer became a thing) and putting in the CD and feeling that it ... read more

GZA - Liquid Swords
90

One of the best Hip-hop albums ever made. Every track on here is crafted with genius (pardon the pun) from RZA’s production, GZA’s rapping throughout and quality guest appearances from Wu-Tang members there’s not much more a Hip-hop fan could ask for.

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
90

One of the best groovy Hip-hop albums around. I find myself bobbing my head to the beat or just straight up dancing to this album whenever I decide to spin it. This record acts as an amazing way to just zone out to the production and lyrics. Q-Tip handled the beats here like a champ every single track has something about it’s instrumental which is catchy in some way.

Lady Gaga - Joanne
60

Quite an enjoyable and entertaining album. Gaga shifts from her traditional Dance Pop sound to a more Soft Rock & Country sound. This could’ve been a disaster of an album but it works surprisingly well and there are some strong tracks on here.

JAY-Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne
60

The chemistry between the guys here is incredible

JAY-Z - The Black Album
80

It’s great

Travis Scott - Rodeo
80

The movement of the Trap style of production in Hip-hop and popular music in recent years shouldn't be overlooked while the sub-genre has never overly interested me personally as I've seen far to many mediocre releases come out Travis Scott's Rodeo is without a doubt the best of the best in terms of Trap.

Lady Gaga - The Fame
60

One of the best runs of singles for a Pop release. What brings the score down for me is that there are a few tracks which aren’t amazing in the mix.

Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
80

Lady Gaga’s best

Kid Cudi - Free
50

Cudi did his thing here. Some tracks are kinda corny but there are some good ones here.

Lady Gaga - MAYHEM
80

A more traditional Lady Gaga album which worked very well

Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl
40

A huge disappointment. This release was a monumental disaster as all the tracks hardly focus on the albums topic of being a 'showgirl' and lots of the tracks feel immature and childish. I find it baffling that an album which she wrote when she was 14-15 is more interesting than one which she wrote at 34-35.

Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
85

One of the best Hip-hop releases of the 2000s and a top tier Wu-Tang solo project.

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
85

An incredibly strong concept highlighted by a phenomenal track list with amazing guest features such as Mos Def, Snoop Dogg & Bobby Womack to name a few.

Kanye West - Late Registration
90

This album takes time to really get and I’m so glad I gave it time. Kanye created a Hip-hop album which mostly uses orchestral sounds which is a real switch up for the genre and I haven’t really seen anything like it since. Kanye also improves his overall rapping skill on here and doubles down with the features with the likes of Nas, Common, JAY-Z, The Game & Paul Wall making an appearance.

A$AP Rocky - AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP
80

Really great cloud rap album which I always throw on when travelling.

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