Nothing super special or fancy in terms of sound, yet still pleasant to listen. The album's lyrics have that straightforwardness of a common conversation, while saying stuff that's on all of our minds but is rarely talked about. Nonchalantly speaking the mind of a young adult in the 21st century.
When i first heard of Kendrick Lamar I immediately married myself to TPAB and only gave his earlier works a few listens, I thought DAMN. simply cannot to live up to my impossible expectations. The sounds of DAMN. are creative and/or immersive but minimalistic, with Kendrick always unmistakingly being in the center. My favourite and most memorable songs are those which have a distinct sound and performance, but others i cannot recall the sound of after a couple weeks, and if i do it's strictly ... read more
Shine On is a seamless electro-funk adventure that flows together in a cohesive experience. Some songs are badly mixed/too tame imo, so the sound literally keeps cutting off, i wish it was a litttle more raw. Though for most of it it's a really fun listen with only a couple bad songs.
Every Denzel albums has the outstanding bangers and the trap rap autotune cruners, and every time I say that the trap rap is holding Denzel back, it seems that Denzel doesn't think so. I love basically everything except "The Last", "X-Wing", and "John Wayne". But even those I stilll like, it's the difference between 9/10 and 7 or 6/10 for a song. The reason why I loved Unlocked so much is because it was a very focused album with nothing but quality, maybe Denzel ... read more
Though I wish VRITRA's vocals weren't as monotone, at the same time i don't, because im scared of how different of a vibe it would give. I don't believe it sounds bad over those neo-soul tunes, in a weird way I think it adds to the otherwise colorful and fun instrumentation he's rapping over, Shallow Grave gave me goose bumps because of his performance. The instrumentals are even a greater highlight of the album, it's immersive and it flows together really well, though I wouldn't call it ... read more