Lil B - Blue Flame
75

This just goes to show that Lil B doesn't need to make ultra-long albums in order to make something genuinely good. This is one of my favourite projects from him so far, and, for him, it's pretty short. It's still about 80 minutes, but seeing as most of his albums are over the 90 minute mark, with a lot going well over the two hour mark, it's still shorter than most of his releases. And the thing is with Blue Flame is that it's just so... good. It's entertaining beginning-to-end, which is ... read more

65

Two hours of Lil B making his own MBDTF. It's fun for the first hour, but then drags on and on until you just don't care anymore. Not the worst I've heard from him, and for what it is it's quite impressive, but still far too long.

Lil B - Angels Exodus
50

Sorry BasedGod, but this is just too based for me. This album doesn't even hit the forty minute mark, and yet it feels longer than an album like 05 Fuck 'Em. It's far too dull, samey, redundant, and full of some of B's least impressive work that I just can't say I like it. It isn't necessarily bad, but it's not one of his best.

Lil B - Gold House
70

I'm pretty sure it's because I just came off of one of the worst projects that I've heard from Lil B yet, but I actually really enjoyed Gold House. I have seen some claim that it sounds just like B-sides to earlier Lil B projects, and I can definitely see that, but it's still a really enjoyable album nonetheless, and with its relatively short run time, it's one that I don't doubt that I will actually return to a few times in the future.

Lil B - 855 Song Based Freestyle Mixtape, Vol. 6
15

As this series goes on, it's becoming clearer and clearer that B didn't have enough ideas to go for the full 24 hours. Vol. 6 is easily the most unimaginative part of the series so far, and that's saying something. It has by far Lil B's worst vocals, worst lyrics, and it's just downright insufferable at times. Another album that should NOT be six hours.

Lil B - 855 Song Based Freestyle Mixtape, Vol. 4
40

Surprise, surprise; Vol. 4 isn't quite as bad as the rest of them, but it's still pretty damn annoying! Another album that shouldn't be six hours but is for some reason.

Lil B - 100% Gutta
45

Pretty fucking boring. It’s been said before me, but it really doesn’t hit its peak until the last run of tracks, but by the time that happens you’ve likely already tuned out from the previous hour of pure nothingness and will inevitably be underwhelmed.

Lil B - Illusions Of Grandeur
60

It's okay. I was hoping for more, and while it's creative and the samples and beats are interesting and enjoyable, B just doesn't impress me here. The lyrics are completely uninteresting and his flows just aren't all that good. It's a decent album and that's it.

75

Issa fucking classic. Come on. Everyone knows this is one of Lil B’s best efforts, with some even going as far as to say that it IS his best. While I personally think he perfected his sound with I’m Gay and made it even better in God’s Father, it’s undeniable that 6 Kiss left its mark on modern hip-hop and is easily one of B’s most memorable and enjoyable projects.

Lil B - 855 Song Based Freestyle Mixtape, Vol. 3
25

Another downright awful addition to the 855 Song Based Freestyle series. Again, it’s too long and there’s very little of quality here that it really isn’t worth the time.

Lil B - 855 Song Based Freestyle Mixtape, Vol. 5
30

Decided to get another one of these freakishly long 855 Song Based Freestyle albums out of the way today, so I got one of the shortest ones done (though it is still five-and-a-half hours long, so...). I think the score speaks for itself on this one. I really am not a fan of this series. It genuinely just seems like something B made solely to grow his discography and nothing more. There's no reason for this album to go on for as long as it does, and honestly there's no reason for this specific ... read more

Lil B - Everything Based
75

The BasedGod truly blessed us with this based masterpiece. This may not exactly be on the same level of quality as, say, I’m Gay or God’s Father, but this is still one of the most entertaining albums in B’s discography. With some of the most comical lyrics and a production quality that is somehow stuck between being amazing and terrible, this was definitely a good time front-to-back. It’s a shame that this album in particular seems to be overlooked, ‘cause this is ... read more

Lil B - Gold Dust
65

Yeah, this is an example of an album that managed to lose all its potential in just one song. The first few songs were seriously really good and would have made for a solid 7/10 mixtape, but then Strike One Based Freestyle happened, and... well... let's just say it wasn't good. It completely made me lose interest in the remainder of the album, and considering this is only 27 minutes, that really isn't something this album has time to do.

Lil B - The Hunchback of Basedgod
75

Move over 05 Fuck 'Em, 'cause The Hunchback Of BasedGod is now the best unjustifiably long Lil B album!
Okay, I wouldn't say this album is necessarily great or anything, but unlike a lot of Lil B's discography, this album just has so much variety. Unlike albums like 05 Fuck 'Em and Thugged Out Pissed Off where pretty much every song is exactly the same, there's a good deal here of differentiable tracks. There's a ton of genuinely good instrumental tracks, great samples, and also really ... read more

Implicit Doom - Implicit Doom
50

Yeah, I like this more than WDYKAD. It's clear that a lot more thought and energy went into this one, and the result is a nice instrumental album that rarely ever gets dull. If anything, this album stays enjoyable for its entire run time. Honestly though, this just isn't the type of album that truly excites me. It just isn't for me. I can appreciate the effort and tell you it certainly isn't bad, and I'm sure that others would like this more than me, but this just isn't for me.

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Lil B - 855 Song Based Freestyle Mixtape, Vol. 2
45

Surprisingly, the second part to the eight part series wasn't quite as insufferable as the first. It's still really far from being anywhere close to some of B's best, but I at least enjoyed most of what was here. It's still way too long and doesn't justify the six hour run time, but it's not as bad as the previous one in the series.

Lil B - Thugged Out Pissed Off
70

Standing at 3 hours 49 minutes, this album is way too fucking long for its own good. I may have said this for a shit ton of B's albums at this point, but it's true. Although I see this as a worthy rival of 05 Fuck 'Em as being the best stupidly-long Lil B album, that doesn't excuse the fact that there's too much filler here. Like, way too much filler. Just cut out 25-40 tracks and you have an album that's still lengthy but still much better. At this point all these massive albums seem to just ... read more

Lil B - Bitch Mob: Respect Da Bitch Vol. 1
75

This is probably the horniest I've seen any rapper be in one album. Almost every song on here is about how much he loves ass and pussy and how he wants a girl to suck his dick. Despite this being exactly what boomers and born-in-the-wrong-generation kids think rap is, it's actually incredibly enjoyable. This is definitely the definition of a stupid-fun album, but it's fun nonetheless, and one of the best times I've had with a Lil B album thus far.

Implicit Doom - What Do You Know About Death
45

A decent enough work for a first LP. There's definitely creative ideas all throughout, and the production is good, but the overall simplicity does bring the record down. It does get pretty damn boring very fast, which is unfortunate for an album so short. There's some tracks that I enjoyed, but as a whole it was a pretty forgettable listen.

Favourite Tracks: Saturation (Pt 2); Bandito; Swallow; Confess; Saturation (Pt 1)

Least Favourite Track: Side Effects

Lil B - Gutta Dealership
50

Another day, another 6+ hour long Lil B album out of the way. Being the first stupidly long album since 30 Wit A Hammer, I was half expecting to despise this just as much, but I feel like Gutta Dealership improves on everything that was wrong with that album. Instead of having about eighty shitty instrumental tracks, it only has about thirty tolerable instrumental tracks. They're certainly not good, but I didn't hate them anywhere near as much as the ones on 30 Wit A Hammer. And instead of the ... read more

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