Noahhhh

Be is the quintessential 2000s hip hop album. It's got everything you could possibly want. Whether it's Common's flawless cadence and incredible conscious rapping, perfectly placed features, or Kanye's and Dilla's soulful production that's pure bliss, this album is perfect from start to finish. Be (Intro) still remains as probably my favorite intro of all time. Incredibly uplifting album with no skips, and brings me joy that no other album is quite able to capture.

I know I'm a little late to this, but damn JID.

I'm going track by track on this review because it's only 4 tracks. Now these are throwaways so I wasn't expecting anything super stellar, but this gets me even more excited for this new album after hearing the quality in some of these tracks.

Track 1 Behold is probably my favorite on here. This beat is absolutely disgusting. It starts off with this quirky auto tuned sample, and turns into this hard hitting base heavy trap ... read more

DOOM just doesn't miss.

2003, MF DOOM goes into a new persona with the name King Geedorah. King Geedorah is a character based on the three-headed gold dragon King Ghidora, a monster who appears in the Godzilla movies. Taking on this new persona, DOOM provides the audience with a very cinematic experience with colorful production and monstrous lyrics. DOOM also takes on more of the producer side of things on this project with some of the tracks having no rapping from the villain at all ... read more

Jay Rock did not have to go this hard.

Released in 2018, this is his first full-length release since his motorcycle accident in 2016. It was also released three years after his sophomore album 90059 released in 2015. Jay Rock comes back after his life threatening motorcycle accident with his most hungry and aggressive rap cuts to date. 13 songs, 44 minutes of some of Jay Rocks hardest hitting songs with some melodic cuts in the mix. Yes, there are some missteps. And a very few of the songs ... read more