Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
89

Instant classic! Some of the most creative production I've heard on a hip-hop album in years - Pharrell is back to his best. Pusha T is skill-wise better at rapping than he's ever been - on this album, he is also the most reflective and introspective he's ever been. Malice is back, rapping like he never left. What is not to like about this album?

aespa - Armageddon
10

The uniqueness that aespa showcased in their 1st mini-album, “Savage”, has slowly faded away as their discography has progressed.

Madvillain - Madvillainy
93

I have never listened to an album that transports me to a different world better than this one. Throughout the entire record, I feel trapped in some 90s cartoon, while MF chronicles one tale after the other. While not every tale/idea is entirely decipherable on the first listen (or even the 10th listen for that matter)... it always feels like the world that this album exists in, is expanding, both as you listen to the album and also between revisits. In that way, this album is an unsolvable ... read more

BROCKHAMPTON - SATURATION II
88

I listened to the first SATURATION today and I went in with high expectations, but I gotta say I was somewhat disappointed. I thought surely I’m missing something and listened to SATURATION II right after and everything just clicked right away. While the first instalment was quite groundbreaking, this album is superior in almost every other way…

Production is more ambitious and experimental, while sounding like every choice has purpose and was made with confidence (something that ... read more

BLACKPINK - SQUARE TWO
70

This is the type of project I want more of from BLACKPINK... short EPs with creative production, catchy hooks and some energetic verses here and there. No point in adding filler songs to make it into an album like they tried to do on their first LP and ruining the consistency of the project in the process.

Black Dresses - Forget Your Own Face
79

Never come across a more apt album name, because this LP truly does make you forget your own face along with everything attached to it!

Death Grips - Government Plates
69

This album feels like someone was trying to imitate Death Grips without fully understanding some of the things that make them great, which are unpredictability and intricate lyricism. While they do nail some aspects such as the aggressiveness that you usually get from a DG project, ultimately, the replay value of the album is probably the lowest of all the Death Grips projects I've heard so far, mainly due to the missing ingredients that I mentioned above.

Travis Scott - UTOPIA
70

The production is incredible, but Travis while flowing well on pretty much every beat never ends up saying anything of substance which ends up being the biggest downfall of the project.

JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES: DLC PACK
73

Some people said that this was even better than the album - it's not - but that's not to say it's bad. It is definitely more accessible and laid back than the LP and while I was hesitant when the EP began because I thought the first song was just meh... I enjoyed pretty much everything after the first track. While I do appreciate the more laid-back and accessible nature of this project, I'm always going to gravitate towards songs that are more aggressive and out there, which I got a lot from ... read more

Doja Cat - Scarlet
73

I understand why everyone is hating on this project - but for me, it is a solid hip-hop album with a wide variety of songs (all executed well) - whether that be ragers such as Demons and WV, or more rap-oriented songs like FTG and 97 - and even great slower cuts like Agora Hills. I do think though that the overall project could have been even better if it was trimmed down a bit more - especially a few cuts in the middle like Gun, Often and Love Life.

JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES
89

The first album I've listened to from either JPEGMAFIA or Danny Brown and I'm thoroughly impressed! It's one of those albums where they joke around a lot, but there is deeper commentary here about how a lot of artists these days don't treat their art as art and just something to make money off of! In this way, it is the polar opposite of another album that came out in 2023, Utopia by Travis Scott, which pretends to be very deep and serious but doesn't really say anything of substance.

The ... read more

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