sidewayzrater

The Estate Sale adds a great amount of phenomenal tracks to the already surprising album of CMIYGL. It continues to show the beams Tyler is radiating, even showing some similarities to his later released album Chromakopia, with tracks like “WHARF TALK” sounding similar to “Darling, I”. I personally found very little nitpicks with this expansion, and it even adds the critically acclaimed track “SORRY NOT SORRY” which is nothing short of amazing.

CHERRY BOMB is a very experimental album that after multiple re-listens I’ve grown to like more and more. At first I thought the volume of the tracks and how rambunctious it was excessive, but I’ve seriously grown into them. Many consider this a transition from Tyler’s old Odd Future days to his blossoming Flower Boy, but it is much more than that. While there are tracks on here I simply don’t like, there are some tracks here that I can’t help but love. Not to ... read more

Coming in after a strong debut, Eminem released this project and it blew me out of the water on first listen. I already had heard a fair amount of the album beforehand but after listening to it front-to-back, Marshall seriously grounds himself as one of the top lyricists in the rap game. The track list is one of the most diverse I’ve seen, especially with some of my personal favorites like “Kim”. Not to mention the impact this album had is one of the biggest, which is much ... read more

Solace will always stand out to be one of the most harrowing and disturbing music projects of all time. Earl discusses his issues at the time with a lack of eating, depression, suicidal thoughts, insomnia, and the loss of his grandmother. When listening to this project, you are seriously put into the perspective of Earl. To say the production on this EP is unique would be an understatement. In just 10 minutes, the feeling of utter despondency is invoked in the listener, and it never seems to ... read more