Odysseus1

'Scorpion' is actually... nice? Drake still retains some of his sonic youth and hunger on here, sounding at least a bit inspired to make music. However, it has a lot of flaws as well. It's incredibly bloated, and the second disc is substantially worse than the first. Additionally, Drake whines about the Pusha T beef - just like how he whines on 'ICEMAN'. To me, the two albums are two sides of the same coin: a post-beef sulk. 'Scorpion' is executed much better.

This is really nice. It's impressive how Cat Stevens managed to make the album (which is pretty depressing and melancholic if you read into it a bit) sound so playful and warm. It feels a bit like a children's book that you'd read to a kid to get them to calm down, and I'm all for it. 'Tea for the Tillerman' is something special, and while I don't believe it to be the greatest thing since sliced bread, I think it's not too far off.

It's cool. I wonder what that little munchkin on the album cover is doing right now.

I digress. Personally, 'Pinkerton' feels raw and inspired, and overall Weezer do a good job of reflecting how they feel in the angst-filled sound of the album. It does fall flat in some aspects, such as polish. I like how raw it sounds, but sometimes it's just a little too much. All in all though, it's really solid.

To me, 'The Lost Boy' is cohesive, consistent and overall just quality. It's nothing more really, it does it's job as digestible conscious hip-hop, while also diverging to slightly unique sounds throughout the LP. It has a cozy vibe to it while not leaning too sweet, with tracks like 'RNP' and 'Broke As Fuck' dripping with braggadocio. Cordae strikes a good balance between the two on his debut, and that's just about it.