An R&B masterclass, and Mariah’s best work in my opinion. Her incredible vocals and songwriting mesh so well with more contemporary production from the 2000s, and she really steals the show on so many tracks. She sounds fully in her bag on here and it’s just such a fun listen, so many hits man

Yeah he got it

ok I just need to glaze this song bro oh my god this is life changing music. "fuck this shit everybody can't rap" prettify you are so right. egobreak is actually insane for this beat and Lucy's vocals bro... this is the one

Kim Petras has been stuck in label hell for a majority of her career. At a young age, Petras signed to Amigo Records LLC, a subset of Republic Records operated by the infamous producer Dr. Luke. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, you probably know him more as the producer who Kesha accused of SAing her on multiple occasions. Even with this information out in the public, Petras was essentially forced to align herself with the producer, as she was contractually obligated to work with him on ... read more

rexv2 and yachty had better Kirk bars
he's mentally ill fs. there's no way a normally functioning person can make an album like this

embarrassing. just embarrassing man

genuinely insane for a project consisting of throwaways. My anticipation for c is through the roof, as Lucy has become probably my favorite new artist of the decade, and to see his growth from 2023 until now is astounding. he’s in my opinion the most innovative and exciting artist in the current underground, and this project showcases his immense levels of talent and versatility. admittedly, I think some of these tracks could have definitely made the final version of c, specifically GOOD ... read more

C might become the greatest album to come out of the modern underground

one of the best songs of the 2000s bro. Like oh my god so perfect it’s crazy

So happy I’m alive to see this happen in real time. A historic collab that will be looked back on years from now. I’m just speechless, I might make a more thorough review later on but like I just need to let this one sit longer

that real music

After the admittedly overwhelming world April created on Wallsocket, her decision to simplify her craft on U is probably the best thing she could have done. Running at a mere 34 minutes with only 9 tracks, U is her tightest and best work to date. U is unconfined by a concept—April’s talents are on full display and does not rely on narrative to make it a compelling body of work. In what she describes as the sound of “galleria”, the album captures the lost sense of wonder ... read more

Definitely one of the best rap albums of the year that is unfortunately going to get overlooked. Sideshow delivers a 32 track buffet of clever lyrics complemented by woozy, infectious production, with a loose, compelling narrative that ties it all together. His reflections on drug addiction, unfifilling relationships, and genocides in Tigray and Palestine, combined with his effortless braggadocio makes Sideshow to me one of the more under-appreciated rappers of the 2020s. TIGRAY FUNK is ... read more

gunner shepardson was a bad ass fucking kid 💀💀. At least that’s What they say. As the VA grim reaper aka lil nett has been Growing Up, he has become a Leader of a generation. He went from skipping class to shining n peace on tour, making a huge Impact. But now he’s experiencing an early life crisis…he’s stressed. But his crisis paid off, as he delivered his strongest project to date, still standing. He’s gonna take over the word. you ready? Because I am.

the cat is staying calm in the scary presence of trade

I mean she’s just the goat. I had super high expectations after her incredible 2023 album (which was one of my favorites of the year), and she did not disappoint. There are a couple tracks I’m not crazy about, but for the most part Mitski continues to prove that she is one of the most vital singer-songwriters of our time.

The group’s best since plastic beach. A remarkable return to form after more than a decade of Albarn & Co. kind of just throwing stuff at a wall to see what would stick. Love the instrumentation and experimentation on here, and it all still feels cohesive. I don’t know if Gorillaz will ever top their streak from their self titled to Plastic Beach, but this still shows that after so many years they still got it.

she’s about to save the music industry…

this is perfect idgaf. not many songs get me as hype as this one oh my god.

AY AY AY AY BEAT THE BOX LIKE BOWSER !!!

Jill Scott doesn’t get the recognition she deserves as one of the greatest neo-soul artists to ever grace a mic. I think it’s because she was alongside by so many legends at the time, but Scott has a distinctly joyful, powerful vocal tone and an earnest approach to her songwriting which makes her work so good. If Words and Sounds 1 sees her starting out and forming her identity as an immediately iconic and extremely promising voice in the rnb scene at the time, the sequel is just ... read more

strings just really do it for me every time. one of the only songs that will consistently make me bawl my eyes out