There are many albums that one listens to during their lives that they know have the potential to grow on them in the future. clipping.’s “midcity” is most certainly not one of them. After listening, and trying my very best to understand the appeal, I’ve come up disappointingly empty. I do not get it at all. For me, a lot of this album is just noise for noise sake. I’ve listened to and enjoyed a lot of experimental hip hop in my time, but I really just don’t ... read more

This is a review that I feel like many will disagree with, but for me Open Mike Eagle’s 2017 record, “Brick Body Kids Still Daydream” is only ok. This was my first introduction to Eagle’s music, outside of a few guest appearances, and prior to my first listen, I’d heard lots of good things about this album in particular. However, after delving in and giving this thing a couple of full listens, I’m just not sure I get it. Let’s start with the production. ... read more

This album is so so so frustrating for me. Every single review I see for Vince Staples’ debut studio album “Summertime 06” is packed full of praise, and seems to consider it as an essential hip hop album for the 2010s decade. And while I definitely see this albums strengths, I fundamentally disagree with this opinion. Call me a hater, but I’ve never been a huge fan of Vince (this is the fifth project of his I’ve listened to). For whatever reason, his music just ... read more

This one’s just not very good. Starker is an artist that I have relatively little experience with, but out of the stuff I’ve heard from him, this is easily his weakest effort. The loops are dull and forgettable, Starker’s delivery is all over the place but not in a good way, and the tracks, even with their short runtimes, seem to drag on too long. My highlight is definitely the Koncept Jack$on verse on “ROPER JOINT”, but outside of that there’s not much to ... read more

It was fine, “NOWHERE2GO” was the only standout track for me. But most importantly, thoughts going out to BoriRock and his family at this time.

After giving this one a couple of listens, I really don’t know what to think anymore. Edward Skeletrix is an artist that wasn’t on my radar as recently as last week, but in the last few days, I’ve listened to him a lot, mostly in the form of the other album he dropped Monday, which coincidentally has the same name as this one. “Museum Music”, the second one that is, is just as distorted, unique, and downright puzzling as its sister project and leaves me feeling ... read more

Wu-Tang Clan’s 1993 debut album “Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” really is what hip-hop is all about. The album brings some of the east coast’s finest emcees together for 12 impeccable tracks where each member of the group gets the opportunity to display their talents. I’m currently at the beginning of my ALBUM A DAY series, and this is the first album that I’d actually heard previously. This means I’m quite familiar with the record, and it’s ... read more

Fascinating. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I attempt to describe the music of Quelle Chris. While not an artist that I’m overly familiar with, I’d heard enough guest appearances from the Detroit born rapper to know that “Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often” would be anything but a straightforward hip-hop album. And I was certainly right in that regard. This record is unlike anything I’ve heard before, even after listening to ... read more

Is this the end for Lil Baby? Perhaps. Perhaps not. Much talk has been made in the build up to the release of “WHAM”, the Atlanta rapper’s fourth studio album, about where Lil Baby stands in modern day hip-hop. And many concluded that it was now or never, and that this record could serve as a do or die moment for Baby to prove himself. In part I agree with this, but to be honest, whether you think he’s succeeded in his attempt to remain relevant or not is purely a matter ... read more

A flat 60 is the only score that seems right to me for this album. Edward Skeletrix’s “Museum Music” is one of the most singular albums I’ve heard in my entire life. And after multiple full listens, it’s one that I’m still not entirely sure where I stand on. On the one hand, as someone who loves albums that push boundaries, it’s a real treat. Skeletrix does things on this project that I’ve never heard from another hip-hop artist, and his ... read more

Lil Shine is back, and his latest full length release is most definitely worth a listen. I first checked out Shine back in 2023, with the release of the energetic but brief “Lovesick”, and honestly, whether I recognised it or not, I think I was definitely craving an album like this. And while my expectations weren’t sky high for this, Shine definitely delivered. “Shine Forever” is a characteristically short listen, but it really does pack a punch. The project sees ... read more

Coming into this one, I really wasn’t sure what to expect, because outside of one or two features, Chief Keef was a complete unknown to me. And initially, this album really felt like it wasn’t for me. I’m not usually into this style of trap with the heavy instrumentals and repetitive refrains. However, the more I listened, the more I began to understand. The instrumentals are so catchy and so many of Keef’s hooks are really infectious and his flows and energy are ... read more

“I wanna see red, stop sign, I wanna see red, Clifford”.

In all seriousness this thing sucks

This project quite simply does the job. If you’re a big fan of Tha God Fahim, this will be right up your street, but for anyone else, I’d probably steer clear. In a year that’s been fantastic for hip hop, I don’t see “Supreme Dump Legend: Cook Soul Saga” living long in the memory, at least not for me. I’ve never been huge on Tha God Fahim, I find his delivery to be very repetitive and his voice becomes a little jarring after a while. However, I do think ... read more

If it wasn’t for the almighty Spotify algorithm I would never have found this thing. It popped up for me as a recommended listen this morning and I thought, thanks to the concise runtime, that it’s one I should check out. I’d never really listened to Koncept Jack$on, outside of one or two feature verses, and, to the best of my knowledge, I’d never heard a Bane Capital beat either. However, I have to say, this was quite an enjoyable experience. The beats on this thing are ... read more

I might get slaughtered for this review but here we go. I do not understand the jev. hype one bit. I was put onto this album thanks to a series of posts on Instagram and X, and was genuinely excited to see what the twenty two year old had to offer. But I came away from this album distinctly underwhelmed. One thing that is for sure is that jev. can rap really well. He displays this on the opening leg of tracks, but apart from that, I don’t have a whole lot of compliments for this album. I ... read more

The Concrete Boys’ debut offering was something that I was very much looking forward to in the early months of 2024, but I have to say, the final product did fall a little short of my expectations. Coming into this project, I was looking for a handful of really enjoyable, catchy tracks where the various members bounce off each other and display both their individual talents and their group chemistry. And to a certain extent, that’s what I got. However, I found that the majority of ... read more

Quadeca’s latest effort, coming off the back of his highly conceptual last couple of albums has been widely praised by many as perhaps his best yet. For me personally, while I do enjoy it, it falls a little short of the highs of “I Didn’t Mean To Haunt You”. Starting with the positives, the songwriting on this thing is phenomenal and maybe the best I’ve ever heard from Quadeca. Tracks like “PRETTY PRIVILEGE”, “EVEN IF I TRIED”, ... read more

21 Savage returned in January of 2024 with his third studio album, and for me, “american dream” leaves a lot to be desired. Savage came into this album off the back of the fantastic “i am > i was”, as well as his excellent collaboration albums with Metro Boomin and Drake respectively, but here, I feel like he takes a step backwards. From a rapping standpoint, he attempts to tackle more introspective subject matter than on previous releases, although to me a lot of it ... read more