how wonderful
Honestly, no matter how ecstatic half of these songs make me feel, I simply can't shake off the feeling that this could have been way more. While I knew of skaiwater since their jersey club experimenting back in 2022–2023, it wasn't until their mixtape era from last year (pinkprint) that I could comfortably call them a revolutionary artist for the future of hip hop as a whole, specifically through electronic development in the rage, distorted sound that currently ... read more
When I was 13 and listening to The Girl, the Cat and the Tree, I never truly understood many of the themes in the album until I was old enough to live them. Listening to this five years later feels like reconnecting with a mentor I lost a long time ago. It’s surreal yet beautiful to be reminded by Lausse again that whatever you may be going through in times of youth and confusion, you can live through it, and maybe even grow enough to love it.
It's not grief or sorrow that's expressed through the album. Neither is it anything optimistic. It rather feels more like the end of a journey, like the sighting that one has right after he's finished walking a long road. There are definitely some pessimistic sequences and verses inspiring regret and reminiscence about Nick's tragic life events. But overall, regardless of his personal life, this album seems to have a more universal concept. Besides the dilemma of the wild ... read more
Structurally, this is Vince's most complete album. With two discs and 20 tracks, not everything's going to flow perfectly. That's why the second disc may seem like an extra pack for the first one. Or rather, it may be because Summertime 06 was supposed to be two separate albums. Vince confirmed this on the 6th anniversary of the record on Twitter. That decision may have single-handedly improved the listening experience and charm of the album, not because of the prolonged track ... read more
Good. He can do better, but there is an impressive number of bangers here
The nonchalant king of abstract hip hop is back on some more nonchalant abstract hip hop shit.
No, but seriously, I love this guy. Navy's lyrical gift is not only apparent, but he differentiates himself from his peers exactly with that. The abstract element may seem for many to bring only a pretentious substance into the genre's mix, but through Navy's compositions and lyrics, he's not only seemingly knowladgable, but you can feel it through his music that the guy is truly ... read more
An interesting listen that helped me get through some books. Chihei Hatekayama has a special talent for vaporizing his music. Not in an aesthetic sense of the word but literally as in slowly fading away from your memory once you depart with it. The reason for this most likely being the addition of distortion and aglomeration of sounds at the end of his tracks that fade into the next ones. His naming is also highly peculiar, as it perfectly describes his tracks while seemingly holding only an ... read more
I literally enjoyed Mustard talking about his life and the name of the album for 10 minutes more than the rest of it. It's unfortunate because he is good enough of a producer to compose a compelling album with good features that resonate well with each other, but this time he simply fucked it up
This is all over the place. I don't think Gambino intended to make an artistic masterpiece. In fact, I hope he didn't have any intention of expressing any artistic statements through the tracklist and structure of the album, because there is absolutely no substance or correlation between the songs. Many of the individual stylistic choices are trying too hard to induce a state of crazyness and thrilling joy, which instead makes the album tiring and overwhelming by the end of it. ... read more
Considering that this was a collaboration, I was expecting a more synergized sound throughout the whole album, however instead we got this alt rnb psychedelia mix that pales in comparison to both Let's Start Here and James Blake's usual standard for trappier incorporations in his music.
I understand the appeal and I can recognize the quality of the record, but for something that's supposed to put you in a psychedelic state, they didn't work that hard on that production. ... read more
They can do more. Considering their respective catalogs, Boldy and Conductor seem perfectly matched, especially for a more minimalistic project. Unfortunately, they don't complete that formula on Across The Track. Even if they both performed their best, a certain expected spark is not there. Maybe Boldy needs to show more emotion or Conductor needs to concentrate his production and sampling around Boldy's more obscure delivery. Even without these adjustments, the project works well as ... read more
I'm ngl, I used the entire 32 minutes of this thinking of a funny one liner to write here.
I then realized that I'm using too much brain capacity and regreted ever playing this.
In the end I could't even enjoy this by making myself laugh at it ๐
being technically released, Donda 2 is by far Kanye's worst album, and although it's unfinished, it still represents a continuation of Kanye's declining mental health that led him to his current lifestyle and the chaotic and controversial Vultures rollout. This album has become culturally important by being bad, that doesn't happen often.
releases like this make me feel optimistic about the next generation of hip-hop. Jaxon seems to have already found his sound and flow. The dynamic he created here is enough to award him as a skillful rapper, but it's guaranteed through his tone that his passion for rap is too strong to stop here.
Vince Staple's self-titled album was the start of him taking a more personal approach to his lyrics over conventional beats, allowing for better monotone delivery of his bars, and complementing his new lyrical style. With this perspective, I can only see this album as Vince experimenting with his new ideas and easing into them. It's so minimalistic and devoid of substance that Vince himself probably thought this wouldn't be as appreciated as his last albums. After all, what he ... read more
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