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baby keem’s long awaited debut album unfortunately showcases mindless mediocrity across 16 tracks where not even the musical guests can even save the album

was really looking forward for this one :(

the highly anticipated certified lover boy is yet another dud in drake’s discography, except this time there is no hit singles to support the album, making it a lot easier to justify the dullness of this album. that’s all it is, 21 lifeless tracks repeating the same things drake has written about since 2016. zero artistic growth for half a decade, it’s shocking to believe he has that little self awareness and its even sadder to now see his guests do better on the album than ... read more

Edit:
After second listen, this was actually far more enjoyable. I appreciate the efforts here and can understand the artistic direction to expand the Chromatica universe out of any boundaries. Arca, Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama and Bree Runway all showcased the very best of themselves and i’m hoping that their talent gets recognised more and that this record takes their careers into new heights.

It’s definitely a grower but I can’t wait to listen again.

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donda perfectly showcases the pain and suffering that kanye west had been experiencing all throughout this pandemic, parts of it stemming from this loss of his mother, dr. donda west.

through themes of grief, marriage, isolation and fame, ‘donda’ is far more vulnerable and personal than his previous albums - kanye is not letting his ego or persona get the better of him by being upfront about his thoughts on how his mental health, the divorce with kim kardashian and more ... read more