I enjoyed this album way more than the consensus did clearly. It's very tough to pull off a posse cut with so many artists, but I think the chemistry between the members of Beast Coast is quite strong here. And I enjoy the diversity of sounds between the tracks, some harder New York songs mixed in with some lighter feel-good music.

Certainly some cringe-worthy lyrics along the way though, and I just do not enjoy Meechy Darko's voice.

Put this back on streaming services please!!!

WOBBLY WIGGLY WOBBLY WIGGLY WOBBLY WIGGLY HUHHHHHHHH

unironically the best track on the album, it's all downhill from there

Yeah man, this is probably going to end up as my rap album of the year. Incredible production, great lyricism throughout from both Pusha and Malice, including a tearjerking tribute to their parents on The Birds Don't Sing (never thought I would be crying to a Clipse song, but here we are).

Features are great, particularly enjoyed Nas, Tyler, and Stove God. Kendrick, I just expect that from him at this point.

My one tiny negative was that I didn't particularly enjoy Pharrell's ... read more

This album is maddeningly inconsistent. There are some true bangers on here, and some real standout feature appearances (looking at Denzel Curry and YBE's verses, for example), but they are few and far between. Some of the songs on here should've never left the drafts, especially OT's attempts at doing...country music, including one that's only about how much he likes weed. Please, never do that again.

Blocka Blocka will be on my playlist for a while though

I enjoyed this album quite a bit. Hard-hitting beats, endless flows, and (mostly) quality features ranging from Texas legends like Z-Ro and Paul Wall to out-of-towners like DaBaby and Moneybagg. Does tend to tail off near the end, and he should *definitely* never get into his singing bag again, but overall it was a good listen. Great album for the gym as well

Tracks I'll definitely come back to: Chicken Strips & Ass (chemistry with Paul Wall is incredible), Crooked Officer, 02/02/99, ... read more

Haven't listened to this whole album yet, but *wow* that might be the best mexican ot verse he's ever spit, his flow bag is untouchable

While I prefer the introspective, lyrical Denzel on Melt My Eyez, on KOTMS2 Zel shows that he can still make elite bangers. The four (five?) song run from Set It through G'z Up will be on my workout playlist for a long, long time. I was worried that with the amount of features on this album, the vibe would be all over the place, but most of them actually add a lot to the vibe of the songs they're on.

Trails off a bit towards the end. The Ty Dolla intro on Cole Pimp didn't really ... read more

I actually enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. Most of the features actually work really well with Fivio, and I like how he changes his style to meet the vibe of each song. Is it a standout album? No. But there are several songs on here that will be in my rotation for a while, especially Changed On Me - Vory's hook is elite.

Favorite songs: City of Gods, Magic City, Slime Them, Changed On Me, Can't Be Us
Least favorite songs: Hello, Bible Talk (DJ Khaled should never, ever be ... read more

I'm a Denzel Curry superfan, so I may be a bit biased with this rating, but I love this conscious vibe that Zel chose for this project. Lyrically, this album is probably his most dense, and his more laid back, calm flows on most of the tracks make me wonder if this is the same rapper who made Ultimate back in the day. There are still flashes of the "old" Denzel on this album, but overall, this album is a stark contrast from most of his previous work, and I enjoyed almost every minute ... read more

Was admittedly a bit wary of this project at first, when I saw that Abel chose a FaceApp filter of himself for the album cover, but man, this is a *really* solid piece of work after first listen. The production on this is probably Abel's best, and I love the concept of the album being a radio station with intermissions from the station host.

Favorite Songs: Take My Breath, Out of Time, Starry Eyes, Don't Break My Heart, Less Than Zero

Least Favorite Songs: I Heard You're Married (could've ... read more

If you don't get emotional at Life of the Party, you're not human. That definitely stands as one of Ye's best songs in years.

Up From the Ashes is another religious-themed song, but still sounds better than much of what was on JIK.

Remote Control Pt 2 should have been the original.

Overall, I like this version a lot better than the regular Donda, and greatly improves my thoughts about this album.

Scorpion might as well be Take Care compared to this.

This is one of the most low-effort, dumbed down disappointments of an album that I can remember. This man no longer puts any effort into making actually good music, and it's sad because we all know what he is capable of. At least the Cudi song was pretty good.

"Checked the weather and it's looking real oppy outside" like come on man I see why you need ghostwriters now.

You know an album is pretty forgettable when one of the most memorable parts of the project is the NAV feature

NAV did kill that feature though.

I can't believe it took me this long to listen to this album. Nas' lyricism and storytelling is impeccable on this album, mixing double entendres and in-line rhyme schemes while portraying a raw and unfiltered picture of life in the streets in post-crack era New York. The beats aren't complex by any means, but they don't have to be. This album is from the era where the lyrics of the rapper were far more important than the beat, and certainly fits that bill. The replay value is off the charts, ... read more

“catching your girl is like catching the opps, I pull out my dick and I shoot it right at them”

What incredible lyricism from one of the best to ever do it.

"They give you wraith talk, I give you faith talk"

Production-wise, this is another beautiful album from Kanye. In an era of generic trap beats, Kanye continues to differentiate himself by making every song sonically different and still top-level. The limited features on this album also were clearly carefully selected, and most of them make each song they're on better. Who would've thought a gospel song with Kanye, Clipse and Kenny G would be an amazing combo?

Lyrically, it's ... read more

Absolutely the best rap album of the year up to this point. Gibbs and Lib prove to be a flawless duo, matching top tier production with substantive and educational lyrics. "Giannis" with Anderson .Paak is probably my favorite song by far this year.

After listening to this album all the way through, I can definitively say that it is purely average. Nothing more, nothing less. DaBaby's second album is essentially Baby on Baby Part 2, with pretty much no evolution being shown (not like I was really expecting any), and his annoying ad libs ruining a couple songs (most notably Vibez).

The first half of this album is extremely weak and contains almost no songs I would ever play again more than once or twice. However, the second half consists ... read more