Baby Keem - Ca$ino
88

Absolutely amazing from Baby Keem. While I loved Melodic Blue, this feels like a more focused and lyrically dense evolution from that album. There's not a single skip and there's so much variety of heavily introspective songs diving into childhood trauma as well as absolute bangers. Keem's vocal range on this album is also awesome. I also love a short, consistent album soooo much more than a long album with hit or miss tracks. Well worth the wait.

Playboi Carti - MUSIC
20

A waste of time. Easily carti's worst album to date.

The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow
40

A rare L from The Weeknd (music-wise at least). It just sounds like an endless stream of sounds. It's way too long, and it lacks in catchiness. I'm normally the biggest fan of synths but this is just too much. Please just let the songs breathe I'm begging.

Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
78

First half is fire, second half has its moments

Freddie Gibbs - Alfredo 2
85

Absolutely insane quality and damn near might be better than the first. Alchemist's beats set the perfect tone and Freddie is spitting. Ensalada is for sure one of the best songs of the year. So good that imma have to pretend Alc isn't a zionist.

Green Day - American Idiot
100

A classic for a reason. This album, despite being about the Iraq War in large part, is completely timeless and is relevant at really any point in modern American history. There are absolutely no skips.

Mac Miller - Balloonerism
92

Absolutely incredible.

The fact that Mac just had this album in his back pocket for all those years is astounding. This album is deeply personal and heartbreakingly beautiful. Sonically, it is (unsurprisingly) reminiscent of Faces given that they were made around the same time, but there is more of an airiness to this album. Mac explores themes of childhood innocence (and the loss thereof), finds even more creative ways of expressing his issues with drugs, and includes plenty of playful bars ... read more

Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA
88

Tyler's "Mr. Morale"

FAVORITE TRACKS: St. Chroma; Rah Tah Tah; Noid; Darling, I; Sticky; Take Your Mask Off; Tomorrow; Like Him; Balloon
LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: I Hope You Find Your Way Home (not bad just an underwhelming ending track)

KNEECAP - Fine Art
85

I first discovered Kneecap after watching their excellent biopic, and I knew I needed to check out their work. I must say, I am very impressed. This album has a bit of everything: humor, variety, strong social commentary, great rapping/singing, and excellent production. It also doesn't hurt that I'm a sucker for any Irish music, whether traditional or modern, and it is so great to hear an album in the Irish language. This album has made me more than ever wish I could be fluent in ... read more

Arooj Aftab - Night Reign
50

It just doesn't grab my attention as much as I'd like, but it sounds good.

$uicideboy$ - New World Depression
80

They just don't miss.

FAVORITE TRACKS: Lone Wolf Hysteria, The Thin Grey Line, Thorns, Misery In Waking Hours, Burgundy, The Light at the End of the Tunnel for $9.99, Drag 'Em to the River (Totalitarian Remix), Us Vs. Them, Kill Yourself V

The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
78

I need to look into the lyrics on this because what's mostly caught my attention is the incredible production on this album. I love the instrumentation on most of these songs. I do feel that this album is far stronger in its first half than the second, though.

FAVORITE TRACKS: Prelude to Ecstacy, Burn Alive, Caesar on a TV Screen, On Your Side, Gjuha, Sinner, Portrait of a Dead Girl
LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: Beautiful Boy

Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
80

Billie's most mature record to date. As a sucker for synths, I love the production on this album, and Billie showcases her vocals skills so well throughout the project. It's also the perfect length.

FAVORITE TRACKS: SKINNY, CHIHIRO, BIRDS OF A FEATHER, WILDFLOWER, L'AMOUR DE MA VIE, THE DINER, BITTERSUITE, BLUE
LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: THE GREATEST (not bad, just doesn't stun like the others)

Yung Lean - Psykos
50

Mostly boring and forgettable, but a couple good tracks

FAVORITE TRACKS: Ghosts, Golden God

ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS
65

Not Q's best imo but not bad

FAVORITE TRACKS: THank God 4 me, Blueslides, First, Nunu, Lost Times

Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTER
60

Beyonce did a good job with this album, but I felt there wasn't much variation from some tracks, and I'm also not a big country fan so this was kind of a hard album to love for me.

FAVORITE TRACKS: BLACKBIIRD, JOLENE, DAUGHTER

Yeat - 2093
70

Some fun and hard hitting production from Yeat.

FAVORITE TRACKS: Psycho CEO, Breathe, Bought the Earth, ILUV, Team ceo, Stand On It

Future - WE STILL DON'T TRUST YOU
50

Much more boring than WDTY, but still has some fire tracks and isn't awful.

FAVORITE TRACKS: We Still Don't Trust You, Drink N Dance, All To Myself, Mile High Memories, Nobody Knows My Struggle, Streets Made Me a King
LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: one of the other tracks idk too long to parse through them to find one lol

Future - WE DON'T TRUST YOU
78

Bangers on bangers and it produced one of, if not the, greatest rap beef of all time.

FAVORITE TRACKS: Young Metro, Ice Attack, Type Shit, Claustrophobic, Like That, Slimed In, Magic Don Juan (Princess Diana), Fried (She a Vibe), Everyday Hustle
LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: GTA

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