This was the first cloud rap album (mixtape) I listened to, and it really expanded my horizons from just Kanye and Kendrick (who are both great pioneers), to a whole new world of hip-hop that pipelined me into eventually exploring southern, trap and other such genres. For that, I thank A$AP Rocky, Harlem's own pretty motherfucker.
Let's start with the review. For once, I think it's important to mention the background around this album. A new era of rap was being ushered in with ... read more
Really love this album by Rammstein. Catchy, insane basslines, and some actually quite deep lyrics (love love love Deutschland, not many artists can be make powerful music that also has fantastic libretto. Poignant, clever, and industrial. Rammstein after a ten-year-hiatus at a fine-ass standard.
QUICK 1: Damnnnnn, Peggy, you really microwaved with this one. I'm on a JPEGMAFIA marathon and decided to listen to this album by Taylor Swift again, as I enjoyed it so much when it came out. TBH it's alright, but it gets better when you and your friends are howling it in the car. This album has decent production, meh lyrics, and a loosely connected theme. It's a disappointment compared to "folklore", but that doesn't bother me too much.
FAV LYRIC: "Things ... read more
QUICK 1: I listened to this album a while ago. This album is kind of stranded between the old gangster 2000s sound and the trap era of 2010s. I have never understood the hype around Wayne, and this album really didn't solidify it too much for me, but it was a really fun listen, so I give it a nice light 7 outta ten.
FAVOURITE TRACKS: Mrs Officer, A Milli, Mr. Carter
LEAST FAVOURITE TRACK: La La
UPDATED REVIEW: 86 -> 67
I love Kendrick Lamar, listened to every song including and since O.D. but I don't think I'm wrong in saying that GNX is his weakest. As much as I love that Kendrick is experimenting and this album came on top of a ~really great~ year for him, I still think that quite a few elements were lacking in this album, elements that seemed better in other works.
My main complaint lies in the production. Previous projects saw hard-hitting beats (GKMC, DAMN.), simply ... read more