Blues rock can get pretty old pretty quickly, especially if it was never hitting hard in the first place. That's the case with Fleetwood Mac's second album, Mr. Wonderful. While I can't dig too deep, I'd make similar criticisms toward this album as I do their first. Nearly everything sounds exactly the same with little to no intriguing value. The difference with this one is that it lacks even less lustre and goes on for too long. There's almost nothing here I want to come back to except for the ... read more
This is my first experience with Black Kray aka Sickboyrari. City of Crows brings a really interesting sound to the table. While I know Kray is a big name in the Cloud Rap scene, I'm not sure how this compares to his other work, despite particular projects receiving a greater deal of acclaim than this one. Despite that, there's some really cool stuff here. The album blends elements of several subgenres, primarily including rage, cloud rap, plugg, and even hints of jerk. In combining various ... read more
The first couple tracks are not as bad as I remember but it quickly gets worse. Like the vast majority of this is effortless junk. Sosa lays some of the most insufferable vocals in his entire discography over uninspired, skeletal production. Many songs sound way longer than they are, particularly "Fishin'" which is astronomically bad, somehow making 4 and a half minutes feel like 8. With the Kanye collaboration and the face value this album tries to convince you with, you'd think the ... read more
I've always been very fond of Kingpin Skinny Pimp among the powerhouses of the Memphis scene for his infectious cadence and flows. King of da Playaz Ball is an elite album of the subgenre, so naturally I looked for more.
This is an interesting one. It's perhaps the least 'Memphis' sounding Memphis rap album I've heard which actually kinda works in its favour. The influences of G-funk, West coast hip-hop, and even 80s hip-hop makes bops such as "Mack of the Year", "Don't Fuck ... read more
It's so Brian Wilson and I love it.
The Lemon Twigs just have an irresistible charm, carrying influences of the popular 60s rock scene toward a product that's about as good as it could be. These guys are singlehandedly keeping this sound alive, for better or for worse, carrying the torch with delicate care. I don't need to go over where they're pulling their musicality from (not to suggest biting), as you can pretty much get a grasp with the first couple tracks, (and the entire album for that ... read more
This was a great effort honestly. The disses were solid and the video amplified the thing as a whole. Unfortunately kendrick dropped "Meet the Grahams"...
This shit is lethal there is no recovering from this. Throw the flowers on the grave. Maybe the most intense and deep-cutting diss track to ever be released.
This track grew on me big time. What makes me love From Me To You is the blend between Ben’s production renaissance and the personality of his YT rap days. This song, while patchy and still among the weaker tracks, is one of the best examples of that dynamic. And it still goes dummy.
It's a tight song for sure, but it doesn't dig as deep as "Push Ups". A lot of the disses lack originality, like calling drake gay and not white and basically clowning on things that people have been clowning him for for a while, so it feels like less intense of a jab. Drake's image is full of things to clown, and Kendrick isn't throwing complete BS (except for drake "not having classics") but it just isn't as clever. Kendrick did have some really dope lines like bringing up ... read more
I'd argue it's Ken's best song and up there with the best of the subgenre. It's just too damn catchy with perfect rage production.
A full rage Bladee project is exactly what I needed. 30 Tracks seems like a slog but it really isn't. Consistent production, clean transitions, and repeatingly enticing vocals continue Bladee's streak of great work in the 2020s. This is banger after banger after banger from beginning to end. It's also a healthy blend of rage vibes and hard bangers, delivering songs like "PARANOIA INTRO" and "YUNG SHERMAN", contrasted by "ONE SECOND", "SAD MEAL", and ... read more
The main theme is one of the greatest pieces of music I've ever heard in a video game.
Literally what is Trippie doing. I'm honestly a defender of Trippie's previous album, Mansion Musik. You can definitely argue that it's bloated but it honestly felt like it had way more passion and effort than Trippie's recent efforts. This is inexcusable though. This album sandwiches its base material EP in between the rest of the tracks, which begs me the question: Why? This is probably Trippie's most redundant release to date. He could've kept it as the mediocre first version EP but he just ... read more
Literally forgot to finish this review because I just got bored and was too uninterested to come back and finish it but here I am.
"We Still Don't Trust You" is a stellar opener. It had me more immediately engaged than the title track of this collab's first edition thanks to its incredibly smooth R&B vibes. Also The Weeknd sounds incredible on it. What an intro. Future has always sounded good with a more R&B tuned sound on projects like HNDRXX and SAVE ME, but while not ... read more
Good flows, good wordplay, decent production, but the disses don't carry much weight.