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Michael Jackson - XSCAPE
Michael Jackson
XSCAPE
2014 • LP
85
May 1
Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA +
Tyler, The Creator
CHROMAKOPIA +
2025 • Reissue
2
Apr 24
Lyrical Lemonade - All Is Yellow
Lyrical Lemonade
All Is Yellow
2024 • LP
43
Mar 14
Danny Brown - The Hybrid
Danny Brown
The Hybrid
2010 • LP
77
Mar 14
Earl Sweatshirt - solace
Earl Sweatshirt
solace
2015 • EP
86
Mar 14
Drake - Scorpion
Drake
Scorpion
2018 • LP
67
Mar 14
J. Cole - Friday Night Lights
J. Cole
Friday Night Lights
2010 • Mixtape
70
Mar 14

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Michael Jackson - HIStory: Past, Present and Future - Book I
75

This is a tough one for me. Obviously this came after what was, to that point, the most difficult period of Michael Jackson's career, and it is fascinating to hear how he responded in the aftermath. I will say this though: no matter what you think of him as a person, this album definitely feels overly-defensive at times and there are simply some songs that, while the messaging isn't bad, the overall quality just isn't up to snuff with what we've gotten used to at this point. ... read more

Michael Jackson - Got to Be There
79

n Got To Be There, young MJ builds up the concept of Wisdom and Innocence, Being his first solo album, this project was overall pretty great, Sound wise, he hasn’t fully reached his full potential with pop and disco yet, but still amazing album. Personally I really enjoyed this album more than the second one, the “Ben” felt kinda off and not like Michael. From performance, yeah, Got To Be There is great but like I said, definitely not MJ’s full potential.

Michael Jackson - XSCAPE
85

Posthumous albums are always a complicated conversation. Most artists, especially someone like Michael Jackson, spent their careers perfecting a complete vision, not just music, but an entire aesthetic universe. Off the Wall was a disco odyssey. Thriller raised the stakes with cinematic ambition and more mature lyricism, creating an era that remains untouchable. Bad was daring, rockier, more confrontational. HIStory arrived darker and more political, with Michael turning his paranoia into art, ... read more

Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS
80

Tyler’s album Don’t Tap the Glass was an unexpected surprise. Many people thought he was going to take his time before releasing another album, especially since he dropped Chromakopia just a few months ago and he was still on tour. However, I had a feeling this new project would be different or at least not as deep, honest, or vulnerable as Chromakopia. And I was right. I’m actually glad Tyler keeps showing that he can still make fun music just for a good time.
The whole ... read more

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