These bozos literally can't stfu about love for 10 seconds. Also where are the trap flavoured instrumentals?? These bozos will never make it 😹👎👎

☆☆☆☆ 1/2

"Waiting for the Lord to rise, I look into my daughter's eyes
And realize I'ma learn through her
The Messiah might even return through her
If I'ma do it, I gotta change the world through her"

That chunk of lyrics on the intro of the album are the most powerful sets of bars on the whole project. They might not be the smartest he's pushed out on here, but this is far and away the most powerful statement that encompasses the theme of "Be".

Anyone, from ... read more

☆☆ 1/2

I mean.... if I was at his level of success.... I'd probably also stop giving a shit about the quality of my music... probably...

It really feels like his mass following and the drug addiction was getting to him. I can't think of any other reason as to why this is as mediocre as it is, your arsenal is so stacked;

Dre production, reliable features, an interesting energy over the microphone- and yet it feels like only one of those three attributes were present on "Encore", ... read more

☆☆☆☆ 1/2

I'm honestly shocked at this quality. Mos Def and Kweli have some of the tightest chemistry in Hip-Hop history, both are capable of adding something to the project without subtracting from each other. You might find yourself laughing at Talib's impeccable schemes and laser-focused flows, and if you closely resonate with the lyricism you'll feel like the food for thought Mos Def spits are as gut-punching as the perfect boom bap flavoured instrumentation.

This is a benchmark ... read more